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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: AIG Bank <lovethchristian98@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aigfederalreservebank@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:18:17 -0700
Subject: Notifications From AIG Bank
I,m director from AIG Federal Reserve Bank ,
am texting you to inform you about
an online banking, we want to open in your favor ,
your information was brought to us by your state
government about your re compassion funds and your 4.5million usa dollars
will be deposit into your account 48minutes you reply to this email
and reconfirm
your full name
email address
city and your date of birth along with your direct phone number for
our essay communication
Best Regards
Paul Adams
Director AIG Federal Reserve Bank
+18099848622 via whatsapp only
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