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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:
- 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.
- dona.tion1199@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: jviloria@mintur.gob.ve
Reply-To: donation_001@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:56:58 -0300
Subject: Dit is uw donatiecode: [FPC430342022]
Hallo
Onze namen zijn Frances en Patrick Connolly uit Noord-Ierland. Ik en mijn vrouw willen dit goede nieuws met jullie delen, we hebben op nieuwjaarsdag een loterijjackpot van £ 115 miljoen gewonnen. We hebben besloten om te doneren aan 5 willekeurige mensen vanwege deze moeilijke tijden van het coronavirus. Wanneer u deze e-mail ontvangt, is uw e-mail geselecteerd uit een spin-ball. Ik heb het grootste deel van mijn vermogen verdeeld over een aantal goede doelen en organisaties. Ik heb vrijwillig besloten om het bedrag van € 2.000.000,- aan jou te schenken als een van de 5 gelukkige mensen die ik heb geselecteerd. Zie mijn YouTube-pagina hieronder om mijn winst te bekijken.
KLIK MIJ HIER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-nyTE0A3g
Dit is uw donatiecode: [FPC430342022]
Beantwoord deze e-mail met de donatiecode: dona.tion1199@gmail.com
Ik hoop u en uw gezin gelukkig te maken.
Hartelijk groeten
Frances en Patrick Connolly
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