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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: HELLEN ADAMS HASSAN <hellenadams69@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hellenadams55@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:19:39 -0600
Subject: God bless you
Goodday i am so sorry for disturbing you and i am so sorry if this messag=
e
comes to you as an insult
My name is Miss Hellen Adam Hassan a student. I am 22 years old of age and s=
ee
my reason why I am contacting you. My father was personal driver to ex =20
president
Gbagbo during the time he was in power. I lost my father because of =20
presidential
election that took place in my country where many innocent people =20
died. I was in
Ghana when the problem started and now I am back in my country.
As I was going through my late father profile I found out that he =20
deposited the
sum of (15.000 000.00 Million USA Dollard) with a bank here and for your
confirmation, I will forward to you the bank website so that you will =20
confirm by
yourself. I want this money to be invested into a lucrative business =20
investment
in your country provided any one you choose for both of us.
Please I do not know you very well but I believe in God, knowing that you wi=
ll
not betray the trust which I have on you when this money will be =20
transfer to you
in your country and I want to spend the rest of my life in your country to
fulfill my dream to become what I promised my father when he was alive =20
because I
am not comfortable here in my country.
May God bless you in jesus name AMEN.
Thanks while waiting for your reply.
Miss Hellen Adam Hssan. .
FROM HELLEN
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