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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Greg Molnar P" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gregpeters53@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 06:09:36 +1000
Subject: From Greg Molnar
Dear Friend
Greetings in name of the almighty God
My Name is Greg Molnar the only child of Mr.Daniel Molnar we are originally from Libya but now in Mexico South America,
In brief, my father was a Gold merchant and a contractor in my country Libya in North Africa Were we lived for many years,
with my mother until 2013 when she died leaving me and my father.
Just last year,my father was diagnosed of a dreaded Cancer disease of the Blood. Which the doctors confirmed that he has little time to live here on earth.
After this pronouncement my father decided that we move in to the United Kingdom for further treatment but the sickness could not allow him and he died as a result of this sickness.
Before he died he disclosed to me a deposit he made with a finance firm in London England United Kingdom to the sum of 7,000 000.00 USD and a deposit of one Truunk box of Gold and Diamond with a Private Security Vault in Guinea Conakry. He said i should look for a trusted person or company to assist me invest the funds and the GOLD/DIAMONDS for me in a lucrative business in case anything happens to him. Please Sir i need your assistance to help me get this my inheritance to avoid the finance firm sitting on the money if he is not around.I am only 20 years old and can only have access to the money when i am 25 years as agreed between the firm and my father.
Please if you wish to assist me get back to me so that i will give you all the details for you to contact my father`s financial agent who helped him lodge in the money with the bank Vault in London
Waiting for your response
Greg Molnar
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