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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- saraht00100@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Sarah Tinambacan" <sa0101023451t@centrum.sk>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:56:48 +0200
Subject: I run to you.
EMAIL: saraht00100@yahoo.fr
Dearest one,
My name is Sarah Tinambacan,The wife of Rev. Jemias Tinambacan who was the Deputy Secretary General of Bayan Muna party-list group in Southern Tagalog.who was attacked and killed in philippine on the 27 may 2006.
Before my late husband was killed, I inherited sum total of ($7,000.000 USD. Seven Million US Dollars) from cocoa business import we made with my late husband, this money which my late husband put in a metalic trunk box and deposited it in a security and finance company in Cote D' Ivoire. This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement as a family treasure. This means that the security company does not know the content of this trunk box.
My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give you this priority of shipping the box of money to any address that you think is very secure and save in your country.
I hope to trust you as who will not sit on this money when you claim it.i made up my mind to give you 15% of the total money for your help.
Hopping to hear from you.
Sarah Tinambacan.
WRITE ME HERE : saraht00100@yahoo.fr
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