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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "ak.odipo@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Andrew <a.odipo@yandex.com>
Reply-To: ak.odipo@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:19:14 +0000
Subject: Can investment with you be profitable?
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Good DayÂ
My name is Andrew, son of late Mr.Vincent a retired Government worker,
who died after being treated for a spinal cord injury cause by
accident. Being the young surviving son of him, I am burdened in
securing my late father Investment funds for a lucrative business
ventures in abroad that will yield reasonable return on an Investments.
I am looking for a reliable person to help in securing my late father
investment funds and placing the investment funds into a lucrative
investment abroad that will yield a reasonable/profitable returns to
secure my future. I have contacted you to see if I can get all the
advice for investment placement and suggestions guidance as a young
individual who want to succeed in investment.
I am looking into partnership with someone reliable that can manage
the investment funds for me in an investment that will be profitable
enough to secure future for me. Would you be interested in handling my
late father investment funds for me? Please if yes, do me well by
provide an Executive summary of any Project(s) or Investment
opportunities that you know it can yield a profitable returns.
I look forward to read from you soon.
Kind regards.
Andrew.
ak.odipo@yandex.com
4712699746
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