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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Idrissa Saidou" <sabiha63276@gmail.com>
Reply-To: idissasaidouhamed@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:17:01 -0700
Subject: Hello
GREETINGS
MY NAME IS IDRISSA SAIDOU, I AM WORKING WITH GOLD MINING INDUSTRIES, I
SPECIALIZED IN GOLD EXPLORATION, AND TRADING AND HAVE MY PERMIT LICENSE FOR
GOLD EXPORT TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET.
I HAVE AVAILABLE SIXTY-THREE KILOGRAMS OF 96.5% PURITY GOLD IN MY
POSSESSION READY FOR EXPORT AND I SELL AT A DECENT PRICE OF $38,000 USD PER
KILO AND CAN PROVIDE MORE QUANTITY FROM MY MINING ASSOCIATES.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING GOLD OR HAVE GOLD BUYERS READY TO BUY GOLD,
LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN DISCUSS THEM FURTHER.
THANK YOU AND STAY BLESSED.
BEST REGARDS
MR. IDRISSA
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