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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: "Dr.Thomas A. Sossa" <haruka@tcw.ac.jp>
Reply-To: representative562@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:09:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: God love's you. your Card ATM ready to delivered now your current
address needed please
Hi dear is to official inform you that we have been having meetings
for the past Three(3)weeks which ended two days ago with Mr.David R.
Malpass,the World Bank president and other seven continent presidents
on the Congress we treated on solution to Scam victim problems Note:
we have decided to contact you following the reports we received from
Anti-Fraud International Monitoring Group your name email has been
submitted to us therefore the United Nations have agreed to compensate
you with the sum of $35-Million this compensation is also including
international business that failed due to Government problems etc We
have arranged your payment through our MasterCard ATM which is the
latest instruction from the World Bank president Mr.David R. Malpass,
therefore be advice to contact our Representative Agent Dr.Thomas A.
Sossa who is in position to release your MasterCard ATM by replying to
this email with your delivery address. Thanks Mrs. Lizzy Mellisa
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