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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: Hafez abdul <fahezabdul1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulhafez21@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 08:53:43 +0100
Subject: PARTNERSHIP REQUEST
Dear Sir
Greetings to you and kindly pardon my disposition as I know how unsafe
nature of the Internet but I am compelled to use this avenue to
contact you due to the nature of this project.,
I am the Contract Manager with Passenger Rail Agency of Togo (PRAT)
and I have access to very vital information that can be of mutual
business benefit.
I need a trustworthy seasoned business person to work with me as the
foreign partner in the actualization of this project which will be of
mutual benefit to both parties.
Full details /modalities will be disclosed on your expression of
Interest to partner with me.
Thanks for your anticipated corporation.
Regards
Abdul Hafez
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