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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.
- 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.
- christina.divano@hotmail.fr (Hotmail, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: CHRISTINA DIVANE <dalmatiana@tin.it>
Reply-To: christina.divano@hotmail.fr
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 13:51:40 +0100 (CET)
Subject: BESOIN DE VOTRE REPONSE D'URGENCE
Bonjour M./Mlle.
Je me présente je suis Mme Chritina Divane et je veux vous faire un
Don très important.
Je suis présentement dans un lit j'arrive à peine Ã
bouger. J’ai été informé hier que je souffre d'une tumeur et d'un
cancer du poumon, Les médecins ont été francs et je sais que vue que je
suis sans famille j'aimerais faire don de ma fortune à un Homme ou une
femme peut importe ses origines et son statut.
Voilà pourquoi je vous contact. Je peux faire cette donation à mon chat
comme le font certaines personnes mais j'ai un trop grand cœur.
Je veux réaliser cette donation avant de mourir afin de quitter ce
monde avec de la joie au cœur.
Je veux vous faire un Don de $1.025.000.00 (Un million vingt cinq mille
de dollars)
Je suis dans l'attente de votre réponse afin de vous donner plusieurs
détails,
Dans l'attente d'une réponse recevez Mr/Mme mes sincères salutations,
veuillez me répondre à mon adresse : christina.divano@hotmail.fr
Mme. CHRISTINA DIVANE
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