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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: "Medox Finance Company" <support@cntrust.info>
Reply-To: medoxfinancecompany@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:28:53 -0700
Subject: =?utf-8?q?Migliore_opportunit=C3=A0_di_prestito!?=
Per chi =E8 coinvolto,
=C8 un nuovo anno e siamo aperti ad assisterti con un vero prestito per so=
ddisfare le tue esigenze. Sono un addetto ai prestiti qui alla Medox Financ=
e Company e ora offriamo prestiti facili a tutti coloro che necessitano di =
sostegno finanziario.
Hai bisogno di un prestito personale o aziendale senza stress e di rapida =
approvazione? Hai bisogno di un prestito urgente oggi? Nessun controllo del=
credito
APPROVAZIONE DEL PRESTITO IN UN'ORA !!
TRASFERIMENTO GARANTITO IN GIORNATA!!
TASSO DI APPROVAZIONE DEL 100%!!
BASSO TASSO DI INTERESSE (3%) !!
Contattaci ora mentre attendiamo una bella transazione con noi.
Cordiali saluti,
Signor Ey=FCp Ahmet.
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