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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. Christine" <dobeco425@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dhloffi60@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:22:14 -0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Geld_geh=C3=B6rt_Ihnen?=
Achtung Es wird erwartet, dass Sie eine SMS MSG DHL +1 (239) 829 6802
senden oder uns über die Signal App kontaktieren. Wenn du Erhalten Sie
diese E-Mail (BANK OF AMERICA) hat alle notwendigen Vereinbarungen
über Ihre Gelder in Höhe von 10,5 Mio. Euro AD 5 Mio. abgeschlossen
Euro wurde unterschrieben AGehaltsscheck AD 5,5 Millionen Euro sind in
der Sendungsbox In diesem Moment ist die Sendung AD Ihr Gehaltsscheck
im DHL-BÃœRO, das auf Ihre Adresse wartet, um es zu liefern. INFO: Ihr
Name Ihr Land Ihre Adresse Sie sindAlter/Geschlecht Ihr Beruf und Ihre
Durchwahlnummer Dies ist Ihr Registrierungscode (DHJKT00678G)
Ansprechpartner:Jackson Kelly Sie erhalten nicht beanspruchte Gelder
von Lebensversicherungsleistungen AD als nächstes von Kings Funds von
der Bank of Amerika Für mehr INFO: KONTAKTIEREN SIE DIE BANK OF
AMERICA UNTER E-MAIL Accountbakofamerica234@protonmail.com
Beste Grüße Frau Christine Lagarde
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