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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 message is a "dying widow" scam.
- 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.
- louisa176@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Louisa Verisimo <luisando_1752@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:25:25 +0100 (BST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=A0FREE_DONATION_FOR_THE_WORK_OF_GOD_FROM_SISTER_LUISA?=
Dear in Christ I have send this message for some days ago but I was expecting your reply I did not receive it I feel maybe you did not receive the message that why I resend it to you read it carefully,
>From Sister In Christ Mrs. Louisa
Dearest In Christ Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
I am Sister Louisa verisimo from Ivory Coast. I am married to Mr. Verisimo
Smith
who deal with gold and coco buisness in Ivory Coast for fifteen years
before
he
died in the year 2007.We were married for thirteen years without a child.
He
died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I
decided
not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible
is
against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of ( $ 9.
Million if you are interesting contact me with louisa176@hotmail.com
>From Your Sister In Christ Mrs. Louisa Verisimo
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