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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: mrskathrine duah <mrs.kathrineduah@info.net>
Reply-To: mrs.kathrineduah@hotmail.com
Date: 19 Aug 2013 00:38:14 +0200
Subject: Dearest in the Lord
Dearest In The Lord
I am Mrs Kathrine R. Duah, i am a widow suffering from long time Cancer of the lungs. i am currently admitted in a private hospital here in Ghana. I inherited $4.800,000.(Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand USD) from my late husband Late Mr. I.G DUAH who was the director Consular leading and premier building/ Civil construction company in Ghana for 9 years before his death early this year. you can check from the website for your sincere confirmation of my husband's position/ person (http://www.consarltd.co /index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=77) this fund is presently in one of the prime bank Here in Ghana and my late husband used my name as the next of kin in this deposit.
I have contacted you after going through your profile and finding you capable/trustworthy of handling this transaction.I have decided to do this because i know that the Lord, will repay us for our good deeds. to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, having known my condition now, I have decided to donate this fund to an honest Person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.
Please if you are interested and willing to handle this projects do Write back and assure me that you will act accordingly as I will instruct you in my next mail to you if i receive your reply to my proposal. Please contact me for more details.
Awaits your urgent respond
Mrs Kathrine R. Duah.
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