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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
- 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.
- jennybiju58@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Jenny Biju <inesanewa1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jennybiju58@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:57:04 +0000
Subject: Mrs.Jenny Biju
Donation From Mrs.Jenny Biju
I am contacting you base on my donation for the less privileges, but I
believe there is no surprise before God, hence everything works out in
good for those that worship and believe in God. I am Mrs.Jenny Biju
citizen of KUWAIT and wife of the late Mr. Biju Aben , a former
Ambassador of KUWAIT in Côte d'Ivoire. My husband died 7 years ago
after being poison by his fello Muslim brothers due to the fact that I
and my late husband converted to Christian in 2014 and was converted
tChristian after accepting God as our lord and savior.
Our marriage lasted for many years without a child and beforethe death
of my husband, I have been seriously suffering from a chronic illness
(CANCER) and due to my illness, I have decided to give you the sum
($2.5 MILLION USDOLLARS) Two million five hundred thousand US dollars
to do charitable works as recommended by my late husband
during his last period. But my late Husband warned me not to expose
the existent of this fund to his brothers because of their evil mind
and bad intention and he told me to keep this fund secret and not to
expose it to any of them. That I should look for a reliable person
outside this country that is going to used this money to carry out
t he Gospel.Please reply to me in my direct e-mail
(jennybiju58@gmail.com) if you accept this noble task, because I am
very sick and I cannot be online
every time to chat you.
May the peace of God be with you
Mrs.Jenny Biju
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