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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.
- edwardrevjames@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Mark E John <mrsannavostokova585@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edwardrevjames@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:20:36 +0000
Subject: Your payment approved!
Your payment approved!
I would like to inform you that your total payment of $1.5 million is
ready and the Central Bank of West African States approved the fund to
released to you through Visa ATM card which you will use to withdraw
all your money from any ATM card machine anywhere in the world we
direct United Bank for Africa to send you the ATM card and PIN code
Contact Reverend James Edwards email address edwardrevjames@gmail.com,
please let him know that you received this report from the office of
Mr.Mark Eze John.
Thank you for following this instruction, and again yours.
Congratulations.
Mr Mark Eze John
For your compensation fund
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