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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: Toyota Motor Corporation <t9073215049@bg.ac.rs>
Reply-To: toyota.dept@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 02:15:03 +0100
Subject: Compensation Award
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Cher gagnant
Félicitations, vous avez gagné un prix en espèces de 4 millions de
dollars et un tout nouveau SUV Toyota Land Cruiser (modèle 2022) en
compensation de Covid-19 de Toyota Automobile Company et le programme de
cette année s'est tenu à Kuala Lumpur, en Malaisie. Le processus de
sélection a été effectué par sélection aléatoire dans notre système
informatisé de sélection d'e-mails à partir d'une base de données de
plus de 250 000 adresses e-mail tirées de tous les continents du monde
fortement touchés par le COVID-19. gagnant de l'indemnisation, vous
devez envoyer les détails ci-dessous pour la réclamation
Nom et prénom:
Adresse:
N° de portable :
Genre:
Âge:
Profession:
Pays actuel:
Cordialement,
COORDINATEUR EN LIGNE TOYOTA
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