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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 next of kin 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.
- sam_mohammed010@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Sam Mohammed <princessamanda.love200@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sam_mohammed010@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 05:52:11 +0000
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.
FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION,
WRITE BACK WITH THIS EMAIL (sam_mohammed010@yahoo.com).
COULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER TO HELP ME TO RELOCATE THIS SEVEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$7.5M) TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR
ESTABLISHING AN INDUSTRY IN YOUR COUNTRY
THIS FUND WAS DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK BY MR PAUL LOUIS HALLEY FROM
FRANCE WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN 2003 TBS 700 AIRCRAFT ON 6
DECEMBER WITH HIS WIFE AND THE WHOLE CREW ON BOARD.
WITHOUT A (HEIR) HENCE THE MONEY IS FLOATING AND IF I DO NOT REMIT
THIS MONEY OUT URGENTLY IT WILL BE FORFEITED FOR NOTHING AND THE BIG
GUNS AT THE HEMS OF ADMINISTRATION AT THE BANK WILL SHARE THIS FUND
AMONGST THEMSELVES AS IT HAS BEEN DONE IF NO TRACE OF HEIR TO SUCH
FUND IS FOUND.
WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HIS FAMILY TO COME FORWARD FOR CLAIMS BUT
COULD NOT SUCCEED.
I WILL GIVE YOU ALL VITAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PROCESS ON HOW WE
ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE OUR DESIRE AIM IN THIS GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY SO THAT
YOU WILL CONTACT MY BANK FOR THEM TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED PERSON.
YOU WILL HAVE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THE BANK WHILE I WILL GUIDE
YOU ON THE STEPS TO FOLLOW TILL THE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND REACHES TO
YOU AND YOUR ACCOUNT.
AS ONE OF THE BANK DIRECTORS,I WILL PLAY A ROLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
FUND IS RELEASED TO YOU.
THIS IS A LEGITIMATE TRANSACTION AND YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 40%
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR PRESENTING YOURSELF AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND
ACCOUNT TO RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE WRITE BACK FOR MORE CLARIFICATION WITH
YOUR INFORMATION AS REQUESTED THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
sam_mohammed010@yahoo.com.
I WILL KNOW THAT ACTUALLY YOU ARE READY TO BE MY PARTNER AND THEN I
WILL HAVE TO SEND TO YOU A DRAFT APPLICATION FORM WHICH YOU ARE TO
FILL AND APPLY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR
DESIRED COUNTRY.
THE REQUESTED INFORMATION BELOW.
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1.FULL NAME..........
2.TELEPHONE NUMBERS/MOBILE/FAX.......
3.YOUR AGE......
4.YOUR SEX.........
5.YOUR OCCUPATION........
6.YOUR COUNTRY AND CITY......
7.YOUR HOME ADDRESS..........
8.MARITAL STATUS............
MR. SAM MOHAMMED.
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