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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.
- viktorradchenko640@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Viktor Radchenko" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <viktorradchenko640@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:38:17 +0100
Subject: Warm Greetings
Warm Greetings
I hope this email meets you well, I’m writing to introduce a lifetime change trust wallet cryptocurrency proposal.
This will be a great opportunity to have you on board with the Trust Wallet Family.
Due to the flow of cryptocurrency transactions, our database volume increases significantly to a point where thousands of coins need to be traded daily on different platforms.
The cryptocurrency marketing department is currently selling 50% off the normal rate of cryptocurrency in order to have a stable database.
BNB Price Live DataThe live price of BNB is $296.05 per (BNB / USD) today with a current market cap of $47.36B USD. 24-hour trading volume is $2.07B USD. BNB to USD price is updated in real-time. BNB is +6.81% in the last 24 hours. It has a circulating supply of $159.98M.
If you are interested, all that is required from you is a registered account with Trust Wallet App which you can find on IOS & Android Devices, once your registration is completed kindly send the following:-
Name:-
Address:-
Phone Number:-
Valid Identification:-
Furthermore, your new trust wallet will be funded with the amount of cryptocurrency you need with the following instructions given to you, only when you have received your cryptocurrency in your wallet before you can make the 50% off payments.
Viktor Radchenko Co-Founder.
Website: http://www.trustwallet.com
Email: viktorradchenko640@gmail.com
Email: viktor@developertrustwallets.com
Looking forward to welcoming you to the trust wallet family.
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