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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Gina Yanga <info@paradieshotel.ch>
Reply-To: ms.ginay006@aol.com
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:45:29 +0000
Subject: =?utf-8?q?I_am_Waiting=E2=80=A6For_Your_Suggestions_to_Secure_A_Guardians?=
=?utf-8?q?hip_Status!?=
Dearest Beloved, Good Morning to you; WARM GREETINGS AND BLISSFUL WEEK AHEAD.
Please permit my email. My name is Gina Yanga. I am 17 years old. I am officially from Juba village in the Republic of Sudan. Because of the condition which I have found myself in since the death of my parents, I want you to help me to relocate to your country with the money I inherited from my late father so that I can start a new life and further my education under your guardianship. My purpose of reaching out to you is to seek your kind assistance for a guardianship status in your country. I want to relocate to your peaceful country where I can live and further my education under your guardianship. I have an inheritance fund of three million five hundred thousand dollars that I inherited from my late father and I want you to assist me to relocate to your peaceful country so that I can continue my education while you help me to invest it in any lucrative businesses within your reach.
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