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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- eky555163@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Remit Pro <remitprca@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:09:02 -0700
Subject: Please respond for more details
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Beloved,
I write to seek your partnership in relocating the sum of Twelve Million US
Dollars ($12M) from here (Libya) to any of your chosen location as long as
it is safe.
This money belonged to a business man that was a bank client who died in
the second civil war here in 2016.
The bank and government will claim this fund if no one claims it after 10
years of deposit because the client died interstate(without a next of kin).
Please be informed that i have done my underground works here and
everything is safe and all communications and transactions will remain
between us.
I will discuss more details once i hear from you via my private email:
eky555163@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Enoch Kaye
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