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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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Union" <dralbertmeyers06@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robertbeca01@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 02:43:25 -0800
Subject: RE: IMPORTANT
I hope this message meets you in good condition
I am Mrs Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Union, for a while the
European Union ( EU ) and Wal-Mart have been undergoing a series of
meetings in order to make the world a better place for those that lost
their jobs, families ETC to Covid 19 pandemic.
Finally the meeting ended months ago, and your name is among the eleven
(11) beneficiaries that is awarded with USD$1.5Million funds each.
Kindly re-confirm your details such as:
1. Your Full name:
2. Home address :
3. Tel Number:
And also include your
transaction release code number which is ( 23xx4sdf) Without this code you will
not be attended to.
Take care and God bless you
Best Regards
Mrs Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Union
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