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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- 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.
- nasimigazanfar@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Gazanfar Nasimi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <misinagazanfar@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 20:27:14 -0400
Subject: I would like to discuss the possibility of your company, partaking
Dear Sir/Madam
I would like to discuss the possibility of your company, partaking in the bid for the supply of Goods to the Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force for the Supply of various Goods and Items.The Goods are to be supplied in large quantities to over 18 Iraq Govern Protectorates/Provinces.
I will be acting as your Front in Iraq to submit your biding information's to the Reconstruction Task Force Command Office in Iraq and to provides all the logistic supports for the realization of the contract.
I am currently on board of the contracting command Office for Economic Development in Iraq under Iraq Investment and Reconstruction Task Force and with my contacts and connection, I am quite Confident of securing approval for you to supply the Goods.
I want you to note the issue of different financial regulations between Iraq and your country. As such you will be paid 100% through the Iraq Ministry of Finance upon the approval of your quotation and Invoice before you commence supplies.
When you've received the payment, we would be expecting a monthly supply, as the sum budgeted for this Bid is quite enormous as to outstrip your capacity and capability to supply. A consideration also is that your quotation must be CIF Port of Umm Qasr (or the Jordanian Port of Aqaba).
I will reveal more procedural information to you upon your receiving the acknowledgement of this proposal from you and kindly send your response to my email
Wait for your positive response.
Gazanfar Nasimi
nasimigazanfar@yahoo.com.hk
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