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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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MR. DOUGLAS JARDINE FLINT" <mr.douglasjardineflint@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: <jmr.douglas@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 08:20:18 -0700
Subject: FROM PAMELA GIL
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Dear
Thanks so much dear and nice hearing from you..I am Pamela Gil am here
in Nigeria trying to get my self back to the state..Am from United State
Of America (NYC)..My Dad died 5 years Ago and my Mum Died when i was
only four years old..No brother only one little sister Cathrine..I
traveled over here in Nigeria with my Ex-boy friend and he stole lots of
my money and all my belongings ..kept me here stranded..but firstly i
came over here to inherit my late fathers estate..he worked here as oil
personnel before his death..now my fathers Lawyer here says that the
WILL placed by my father is that the Bank will not release the funds to
me until I get Married and take care of my sister...that is what holding
me back here...no honest man in my life and in the global world and am
totally confused coz i don't know who to trust anymore as my Ex-Boy
friend betrayed me..I pray God to help me out of this issue.... I will
need your help here if really you are honest to stand out for me as my
husband or Aunty and help me with this claim with the (UBA) Bank Plc .I
really like your profile and I will love to have a good relationship
with you dear.
Thank you
Pamela
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