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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.
- 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.
- rasheedasaleh@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Miss Rasheeda <rasheedasaleh@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: rasheedasaleh1@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:48 +0300
Subject: Hello from Miss Rasheeda
I am Miss. Rasheeda Saleh From Benghazi Libya living in a refugee camp
here in Accra. I am Female 22years the only Daughter of Mr. Ali Seghiar
Mohammed Saleh the boss of Libya National Oil Corporation (NOC). My hope
is to look for a good person or company that will assist me to claim the
fund deposited fund with a bank here in Ivory Coast, Please have look at
this website : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12877319. My Father
was killed by the Muammar Gaddafi Army. The total fund is $45Million. I
will give you 30% after assisting me to finish this business. Please I
need your assistance to finalize this transaction. You contact me at
(rasheedasaleh@yahoo.com.ph). I wait to see your urgent respond to this
mail.
Miss Rasheeda
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