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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: "Judith Peters" < <">"@gw.sltidc.lk>
Reply-To: <attorneycchplain@aliyun.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:37:36 -0800
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Treat With Urgency
Am Successful business Woman dealing with Exportation, I got your mail contact through search in order to let you know my Ugly Situation.
Am a dying Woman,I Lost my Husband and my only Daughter for Covid-19 in March 2020
I have a project that I am about to hand over to you. and I already instructed the Heritage Bank to transfer my fund sum of $150 Million to you, so as to enable you to give 50% to Charitable Home and take 50% for yourself.
Please help me accomplish my goal,ask my Attorney to help me keep you notice failure for me to reach you in person.
Please hurry up to contact my attorney so that he can direct you on how you will hand over 50% of the $150 Million to Charity, i really want to achieve that goal by helping the Charity organization before I die.
Yours Faithfully
Judith Peters
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