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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- lerynnefoundationdon041@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Foundation <financialdesk200@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lerynnefoundationdon041@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:06:05 +0100
Subject: YOUR DONATION CODE:(EMF: COV-0088044)
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*Hello, beneficiary!*
*This e-mail is from Mrs Lerynne West, retired healthcare insurance company
employee here in the states. and I am the winner of $ 343.9 million Dollars
jackpot in the Power- ball Lottery. your email address was one of the fifth
(5) email addresses randomly selected by Google on my request to receive a
financial empowerment donation of ($500,000.00) from my trust fund. As I
wishes to donate part of my lotto winnings.I donate these 5 hundred
thousand dollars to you to help the charity homes and poor people in your
community so we can make the world a better place for all. You can find
more information on the following website so that you will not be
skeptical about this donation of $ 500,000.00*
*You can also watch my YouTube for more
confirmation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v dvfHR_nyE
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v dvfHR_nyE>*
*YOUR DONATION CODE:(EMF: COV-0088044) *
*E-mail: lerynnefoundationdon041@gmail.com
<lerynnefoundationdon041@gmail.com>*
*Kind regards,*
*Mrs Lerynne West*
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