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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.
- nknymk56@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "mich" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikdnyana@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:01:06 +0100
Subject: Hello.
I NEED UR HELP PLS.
CURRENTLY IN REFUGEES CAMP SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT/ASSISTANT IF POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS AND 250kg OF GOLD BAR WHICH MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED TO MY FAVOR IN A SECURITY INSTITUTION HERE IN GHANA AND WITH 250kg OF GOLD BAR WITH SECURITY COMPANY,THE DEPOSITE DOCUMENTS WAS DISCOVERED IN MY LATE FATHER DIARY THE DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE IS FOR A TRUNK ITEMS CONTAINING TWO HUNDRED FIFTY KILO GRAM OF GOLD AND A CASH ALSO WHICH IS IN SAFE KEEPING AT THE SAME VAULT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY. ALL EFFORT TO CLAIM THE BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY SINCE MY ARRIVAL IN GHANA HAS PROVEN ABORTIVE; THEIR SINGULAR REASON IS THAT, THE CONTRACT THEY HAD WITH MY LATE FATHER SHOWS THAT THE TRUNK ITEMS SHOULD ONLY BE RELEASE TO HIM IN PERSON OR HIS FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER. I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER AS MY LATE FATHER WAS AN ILLITERATE TRIBAL CHIEF AND A GALAMSEY (INDIGENOUS MINER).
THIS IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU TODAY TO SEE IF YOU CAN PREVAIL ON THIS PEOPLE TO RELEASE THE BOX FOR ME AS MY LATE FATHER FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER. MEANWHILE I HAVE THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT HERE WITH ME THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT ORIGIN AND THE CONTRACT, IF YOU ARE WILLING TO HELP PLEASE
KINDLY REACH ME ON THIS EMAIL: ( nknymk56@gmail.com)
K.Mich
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