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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: ROBERT WILLIAM <nwopaniekan54@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robertwilliam22443@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:53:00 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION
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Hello how are you doing today I am mr Stephen McAllister the attorney
of mr Davis bon I am here to let you know that mr Davis bon is a
celebrity man here in United States of American and he has two
companies of Dealership of ford car here in New Jersey and other one
in Texas and there cars and four houses two here in New Jersey and
other two in Texas and he have 30 billion dollars on his account and
mr Davis bon have any accident last month with his two children and
his wife and he lost his family all and mr Davis bon is now in the
hospital and why I contact you is that mr Davis bon gave me your
contact and he told me that he want you to hand over all his property
to you that he knows you as a good one and mr Davis bon which I am
telling you about now has been already given date by doctor and he
will die by next week and that is why mr Davis bon told me to contact
you that he wants all his property belongs to you so he will sign the
document and he all the property will be yours okay so get back to my
text right now
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