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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "jade jola" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:06:23 -0500
Subject: HELLO
yahooo messanger (baahar01) or call me on 08038179516.......My name na jadejola original 9ja .........no add me for test ooooooo
Oya let"s go for 2013 trips i be nigerian giving ZUES AND SPYWARE TROJAN i dey set am up with cryfter to bypass antivirus and u will be able to get all ur LOGS in a cpanel ..............ALIBABA EMAILS USERS/user and pass login/spreader and cracker/WORLDWIDE EMAILS ADDRESSES for loan/lotto/next of kin/banking /transfer/job offer and mystery shopper box ..............remember if u buy emails from i dey give free wetin u go take blast am instant inbox.............i dey sell DATING SITES LOGINS RDP/DOMAIN SMTP /WEBMAIL 1000 1000 INBOX FROM HOST/MAILER ALSO.........bulk sms centre number with mtn configuration and again i dey build any scampage yahoo scampage/hotmail scampage/aol/scampage/gmail scampage and alibaba with all domain scampage and any bank scampage............den we dey wire money to any account from account to account or flashing ......International roaming number and website with costomers care number ................................add me on yahooo messanger (baahar01) or call me on 0803817
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