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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:
- "million united states 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 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.
- jonfaust58@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Jon Faust <prof.davidauckland1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Jonfaust58@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 08:22:48 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT !!!
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My name is Jon Faust ,I'm from United States but leave in Canada
.However you are welcome and i contacted you for a very Good reason
after going through your profile and i want to share something
important with you. all i need from you is your trust.. I am the
foreign operations
director of Brampton Credit Finance of Canada .
I have a sensitive and private offer from the top executive to seek
your partnership
in re-profiling some offshore investment funds worth
(Thirty-Two million United States Dollars) If you agree on the terms
you will be given 40% of the total funds and i will use the
remaining 60% for my investment in your country when i visit in your
country..If you are interested please write back for further
directives on my private e-mail below:
Jonfaust58@gmail.com
I will also send my Passport including the certificate of deposit
upon receipt of your email.
Sincerely
Jon Faust
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