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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: "Torrini Locop" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alaspen96@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:44:31 +0200
Subject: Urgent
Hi,
How are you today? Hope fine, globally, we look into financing lucrative projects that have lucrative goals to
achieve in the future. Are you looking for workable finance or the financial freedom to expand and grow your
business and company? We can help your business devise a plan for success, we grant loans or working
capital for projects seeking financing.
More details will be forwarded to you once you respond.
Regard
Mr. Torrini Locopo
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