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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "R C SENG" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bauknechtk.shoreline@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2024 18:14:40 -0800
Subject: Please Read Very Closely & Respond Accordingly.
Greetings,
I’m Ricky C. Seng, retired businessman on sick bed. I will be 82 years on the 7th of July 2024 hoping to celebrate my birthday alive before joining my ancestors. I have suffered series of illness and life is indeed nothing for aged & sick men. The world itself doesn’t belong to anyone as people depart from the earth leaving everything they achieved behind without overseeing it afterwards. My investments and achievements over the years were sold since I cannot longer manage it, my only daughter married Australian they hardly care about me and my beloved wife died in COVID-19. I have sowed funds to hospitals for constant medical care to sick poor people. Now, I decided to setup orphanage home with my stocked funds totaling $36.8 million, I strongly believe you can handle it because it is my last wish on earth which you must execute properly to help all the needy within and outside your community. It must be a very big orphanage home that you will setup with the $36.8M making !
sure every orphan is well taken ca
1.)Full Name: 2.)Current Address: 3.)Country: 4.)Age: 5.)Gender:
6.)Occupation: 7.)Phone Number:
Like Mother Teresa will say..Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.
Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours truly,
Rick
FMR RC Enterprise Co. Ltd
RC Fabrics Distribution Co. Ltd
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