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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 next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "EXIM BANK" <townmark@townmark.com.cn>
Reply-To: w50884221@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:32:04 -0700
Subject: **Export-Import Bank Partnership Request**
Dear Sir/Ma,
How are you today?i am writing to you for an opportunity that will benefit us both immensely.I have discovered an abandoned overdue inheritance fund and I have made several attempts to locate any of my late client's extended relatives and this has proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family, I contacted you and I am contacting you to assist in claiming & receiving the funds left behind by the late customer before they get confiscated or declared unclaimed. If you are interested in this transaction,kindly get back to me asap so that i can give the full details about this transaction.
I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
From Treasury Department.
The Export-Import Bank of China.
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