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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 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.
- hafizbileld@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- in advance. friendly yours, hafiz bilel diffalah. hafizbileld@gmail.com hafizbileld@hotmail.com (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Hafiz Bilel Diffalah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hafizbileld@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 01:03:15 -0000
Subject: I'll be most grateful if you deem it necessary to assist in getting this done.
Good Day My Dear
I am Hafiz Bilel Diffalah. My Father Late Bilel Diffalah a Canadian National was among 17 other persons of different nationalities who died in a terrorist attack on the 14th of August 2017 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He worked as a volunteer with the Montreal based Center for International studies and Co-operation.
On arrival here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to supervise the movement of my Fathers corpse cum his belongings back to Montreal, I got in contact with his friend who informed me of a deposit worth Five Million, Six Hundred Thousand USD which my Father had deposited in a bank here.
For confidentiality, I am looking for someone who could be ready to put him or herself as my late Father's Next of Kin so as to open communications with the Bank where the funds are and commence the Legal procedure of claiming the said funds from the Bank here. I am ready to give 30 percent of the said funds to you on completion of the transfer of the funds to your Bank Account in your country.
I'll be most grateful if you deem it necessary to assist in getting this done.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation in advance.
Friendly Yours,
Hafiz Bilel Diffalah.
hafizbileld@gmail.com
hafizbileld@hotmail.com
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