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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: "Mrs Claudia Williams" <claudiawilliams99@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: claudiawilliams2013@live.com
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:25:29 -0400 (AMT)
Subject: Dearest Friends
Dearest Friends,
I Am Mrs Claudia Williams The Late wife Williams Jackson i am 51 year
old presently in Dubai and i am a widow. my husband entrusted some
funds to me and my daughter of 18 year old i want to use it for
investments over there and i got information that you are based there
and i had to contact you to know more about you and see if you can be a
partner with trust. so i know this might sound some how to you but i am
for real and by the time we meet and set the ball rolling, then you
know that i am for real.reply by mail and more details about you
because i believe you can meet any one am therefore contacting you to
assist me in channeling $23.5 Million U.S Dollars.Belonging to my late
husband into a productive investment ventures in your country instead
of war. I look to make this investment discreetly under discretionary
asset management arrangement. I have contacted you on the consideration
that you can assist me and work out the possibility of placing this
fund with you for management either in your existing establishment or
other venture to be undertaken at your discretion under terms to be
agreed upon.I therefore prefer that this investment be made in your
country. I shall be expecting your response in order to furnish you
with details of the funds. All replies in response of this mail shall
be directed to my private email I would really do appreciate if your
urgent and confidential attention will be given to this proposal.
please get back to me with the following details below
FULL NAMES: _______________
HOME ADDRESS:____________
TELEPHONE NO:_____________
FAX NO:____________________
OCCUPATION:,______________
AGE________________________
MARITAL STATUS:___________
GENDER:____________________
I will send you all the bank's details of the transfer department
and the phone number if you promise me that you will not take the money
all by yourself.just keep your promise that you will be honest and be
trust truth with me
Thank You My Best Regards
MRS CLAUDIA WILLIAMS
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