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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: "Rohit Chopra" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <regionalmanagrdeptbanhk@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 19:03:59 +0100
Subject: You re So Lucky Trust Me
We are happy to inform you that you've been luckily selected among some selected individuals, through a randomly selected approach of emails from the workspace, for the 2024 Christmas and end of the year Bonuses and Beneficiaries of the President Elect- Donald Trump. The Foreign Affairs finance Department has been ordered to pay each selected individual the sum of $70,000 (Seventy Thousand United States Dollars. ) as you comply with us.
Please kindly provide us with the following details, for immediate transfer of your fund.
FULL NAME:
AGE:
HOME ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE:
For further enquiries, please contact Justin Richy via our whatsapp operational line
JUSTIN RICHY
+1(217)242-7844
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