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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.
- 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.
- mrssigridrausing023@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: info@Donation.com
Reply-To: mrssigridrausing023@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:05:14 +0100
Subject: Ladies and Gentlemen]
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I'm Mrs. Sigrid Rausing, a Swedish investor and philanthropist. Your email address was randomly selected by Google Inc. as an active user on the network. This year I have decided to donate 20% of my wealth to charities and individuals related to the Coronavirus Pandemic that has brought the whole world to a standstill. I'm giving you €650,000.00 and I encourage you to help someone you love in any way you can. For more information about me see my Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigrid_Rausing Contact me at this email address: mrssigridrausing023@gmail.com for more information.
Kind regards
Mrs. Sigrid Rausing
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