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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: yousif yamani <youyamani33@ok.net>
Reply-To: yousif yamani <youyamani@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:06:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Greetings from Yousif Yamani!
Greetings from Yousif Yamani!
Dear One, Please with Due respect and humility, I got your contact from the (International web site directory) I know that this is not the normal way to contact someone because of the corruption in the internet these days, But I did it because of the confidentiality of the project which i will be introducing to you in future. so please pardon me for any inconveniences caused by me. My name is Yousif Yamani. I am 23 years old, I have a business proposal to you and the same time will be willing to invest in your country under your care. regarding to the nature of the business i will like us to build trust first then if you are willing to assist and do business with me, We can now talk about the percentage and how to start the process.
Thank you and remain bless as i will be waiting to hear from you.
Sincerely.
Yousif Yamani.
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