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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Ganego <darvisobals@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 15:39:00 +0100
Subject: hi
I got your email contact details while searching for a reliable person from
your country with a resemblance name in the next of kin document I have
with me.
congratulation you are being chosen
This is about the transfer of a million three hundred thousand dollars left
by our late client that died some years back via accident without WILL and
money needs to be transferred out to your country.
We are going to share the money after the transfer and I assure you that
you can never regret it because I am an insider and I have all it can take
to transfer it to you legally without hassle okay.
please reply for more detail
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