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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.
- 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.
- timber.mariette@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mme TIMBER Mariette <issr_cosenza@alice.it>
Reply-To: timber.mariette@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:14:03 +0100 (CET)
Subject: MES MEILLEURS VOEUX DE L'ANNEE 2014 A VOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Salut à vous!!!
Acceptez et tolérez mon intrusion peu décente dans votre messagerie.Je ne
pourrai pas faire autrement pour m'exprimer et partager avec vous ce que j'ai
de si important sur le cœur.Lorsque parfois l'on se sent dans le désespoir avec
du dégoût à la vie, il vaut mieux se confier à quelqu'un et espérer qu'un
miracle Divin et la providence peuvent nous arriver.C'est ce que je vous
souhaite autant qu'à moi même espérant que vous avez comme moi un grand cœur
ouvert et plein d’affection.Je suis Mariette TIMBER,Française de nationalité et
résidente au Royaume Uni pour des raisons de santé.Je sollicite votre aide pour
aider les diminues du monde avec un don de de 1.025.000 Dollars (UN MILLIONS
VINGT CINQ MILLE DOLLARS). J'attends votre réponse afin de vous donnez plus
d'éclaircissement sur ma proposition et pour que vous puissiez savoir plus
surmoi .Que la paix de Dieu qui sur passe toute intelligence soit avec votre
esprit et votre cœur. Voici mon mail:(timber.mariette@gmail.com)
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