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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- linkme2wilt44@inbox.lv (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Tom Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tabaka_williamshsbbc@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2024 07:08:40 -0800
Subject: Re: Are you Interested?
Attn: My Dear,
Good day and How are you doing?
I am Tom Williams,I was the Financial Consultant to Late Jose Frank Donald who died in a Car Accident Last Year June 2023 along Dock Road London,before his death Late Jose Frank Donald deposited USD$12.800.000.00 Million with our Bank here in London Since then several efforts to locate his relatives/family had been unsuccessful. I'm contacting you to Help receive USD$12.800.000.00 Million from the Bank here in London into your Bank Account as the Relation/Next of Kin to Late Jose Frank Donald before the Bank divert the Funds as unclaimed Cash.
All I need is your honest cooperation to enable us to succeed in this Transaction,I assure you NO Risk and will be successful without any problem.
If you are interested furnish me with the following details:
Full Name:
Address:
Telephone numbers:
Occupation:
Age:
You will take 60% of the total Funds received into your Account and 40% for me.
Best regards,
Mr.Tom Williams.
Financial Consultant.
E-mail: linkme2wilt44@inbox.lv
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