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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.
- rrosapro5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Rosa Proso" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rrosapro5@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2024 18:14:40 -0600
Subject: Greetings
Hello,
I hope this mail finds you well my name is Mr. Rosa Proso, client service executive at CRYPTO NATURAL a crypto currency investment company, I write to solicit your consent to cooperate with me to act as next of kin of one of our deceased investor with a crypto portfolio valued millions of USD, as in concert bears the same last name with you. Because he did not name a next of kin during registration and had waited for eighteen months if anyone would come forward I therefore decided to contact you after a very methodical search.
As his investment is matured for claims I will present you as his next of kin putting our benefit at 60/40 share. The process is 100 percent risk free with me on this end to guide you. As soon as I receive your endorsement response I shall unlock all the necessary info required lawfully to make the claims successful. Kindly treply to rrosapro5@gmail.com
Thank you
Mr. Rosa Proso
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