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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan 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.
- estherkwambe_01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: emz14@kkmmn.com
Reply-To: <estherkwambe_01@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:51:41 +0000
Subject: Hello
PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP.
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contact me through my private Email : estherkwambe_01@yahoo.com
This message might come to you as a surprise. However, I am Miss. Esther Kwambe. the only Daughter Of Late Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Kwambe from Ivory Coast. I am an Orphan being that I lost my Parents. My Father was a serving director of the Agricultural board in Ivory Coast here durring His days.My Father was poisoned to death by his Family members because of His wealth.. Before his death in a private hospital here he told me that he deposited a huge sum of $4.5million in a Security Comapany here in our country, that he use my name as beneficiary to deposit the fund in security company because i am his only daughter.
I want you to help me to retrieve this fund from the security company and transfer it to your account there in your country or any safer place outside my country as you will b e the beneficiary and recipient of the fund, My father gave me all the documents concerning the fund before his death.
Dear my plan is to come over to Your country and further my education after the transfer, While You will be the person to do investment in any Good investment or business there in Your country. This is my reason for writing to you. And l am willing to offer you 20% out of the total fund as you help me receive this fund in your account.
I need your urgent responce in this issue,Am waiting to hear from You as soon as You read my massege.contact me through my private Email : estherkwambe_01@yahoo.com
Thanks and best regards.
Yours lovely one
Miss.Esther Kwambe.
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