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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ahmedmusau608@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Ahmed Musa." <essymoureen91@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmedmusau608@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:33:07 +0100
Subject: Your fund is set to be release
This is to notify you that your case was presented to us and was
deliberated upon Last Monday during the ongoing National Economic
Summit of the Republic of Uganda in the presence of the president,
Republic of Uganda, Mr. Yoweri Museveni, and other key economic policy
matters.
It was discovered to the dismay of all participants that your payment
has been unnecessarily delayed despite been cleared by the authorized
Financial regulatory bodies and It was also discovered that some
unscrupulous individuals aiming to frustrating all your efforts have
removed some vital documents from your payment file.
After much strict scrutiny on your file, we discovered that some top
government officials in Africa especially in banks are working against
your interest in this case. To forestall any further atrocious act
against you, we have decided to go into a pact with reputable Banks in
USA to settle your payment. Reply now.
Best Regards
Mr. Ahmed Musa.
+256770359829
ahmedmusau608@gmail.com
Director Special duties,
Minister of Foreign Affairs in Uganda
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