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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- chelsealawson061@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: chelsea lawson <chelsealawson061@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:52:19 +0100
Subject: Greetings to you
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Greetings to you,
I am Chelsea Lawson 23yrs old daughter to late Mr. Tom Lawson.
suffering from long time cancer of the breast, and from all indication
my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I
might not live up to 3 months, according to my doctors. This is
because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late
father died last year.
My late father was very wealthy and before his death, I inherited all
his business and wealth; Based on the doctors reports that I might not
live up to three months. My late father family intentions to allow me
die in this condition because i am only issue so they wanted to
inherit my late father(s properties, that what pushed me to source for
a good person abroad who will make this claim of $5.8M USD which my
late father deposited in a Prime Bank .
He deposited some kilos of alluvial gold dust in a vault company here
so if you are into gold business kindly let me know so that i will
connect you with the vault company where the gold dust was deposited.
I will give you all the information you will need to make this claim
of this fund once I receive a positive response from you and also your
assurance that you will not betray this confidence that I am reposing
in you. I am doing this because my family are unbelievers and I will
not allow them inherit this money for their own selfishness.
Awaiting to read from you via this my email id chelsealawson061@gmail.com
Best regards
Miss. Chelsea Lawson
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