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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- 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.
- george_lucas@myself.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "George Lucas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <george_lucas@myself.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2023 23:35:32 -0700
Subject: Please are You there?
Good Day.
I am Mr. George Lucas, From Portland area of the state of Oregon-USA. I am a business consultant.
I have a client from Afghanistan whose husband died during the terrorist invasion in Afghanistan in 2021. The wife's name is Mrs
Emina Elkatab who happens to be my client. She is a cancer patient and she is currently in Dubai United Arab Emirate (UAE) for cancer
treatments. She is suffering from blood cancer called Leukemia, and her health condition is critical at the moment.
She instructed me lately to search for a good investor that will claim her family money through the help of her family lawyer, as she and her
late husband Mohammed Elkatab had no child of their own before the death of her husband. The role of
the investor is to invest the money in his or her specialty in any part of the world.
The only thing she wants to achieve is to make sure you establish a charity foundation in her name and the name of her late husband with
30% of the money. Then your compensation is to use the rest amount and invest in your line of businesses. Her
biggest worry is to make sure you have the funds in your possession before she dies, because her doctor in Dubai has told her that she will not recover
from the illness.
The total amount deposited in Belgium is the sum of €48 Million Euros. Therefore, you should get back to me if you are interested. So that I
can introduce you to Mrs.Emina Elkarab for a better understanding before she die.
I wait to hear your quick response soon.
Best Regards,
Mr. George Lucas
Consultant.
Email:george_lucas@myself.com
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