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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.
- dakodan04@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dan Dako" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dakodan04@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:20:06 -0700
Subject: /MOVE TO INBOX ,LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU./
Though we may not know in person, I want to use this opportunity to inform you that I have a business opportunity to share with you, we have floating funds of CONTRACT OVER-INVOICED PAYMENT from a Contract Commission. We are looking for a reliable person we can front to pay off the funds into his/her Private or Company's Account within a few working days.
I am consulting you so you can move the funds out of my country in your name.
Meanwhile, the Fund has been short-listed as part of the UNPAID CONTRACT BALANCE and waiting for us to infuse any person or company to pay out the funds.
Kindly reply to me on this mail (dakodan04@gmail.com) for more details.
Dan Dako
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