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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Marwan Houmani" <mrs.marwanelhoum00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.marwanelhoumani00@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 20:19:15 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs Marwan Elhoumani
From: Mrs Marwan Elhoumani
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY
Dear one.
In function of your good profile i want to solicit your assistance in
the discharge of my will.($5.5000.000.00) I am Mrs
Marwan Elhoumani.from Kuwait,i am aged 62 years suffering from
endometrial cancer.Presently,Ilive in Ivory Coast and I have
no child,currently,i am undergoing a great humiliation from my husband
relatives. Please,I want you help me create a
charitable project with the money that I inherited from my deceased
husband.It is my heart desire to make a generous gift to
you to work for a charity in your country on my behalf.
I have also trusted my family with some fund before and they
disapponted me and this is the reasom why i have decided to
chose you.Think and get back to me if you are interested and i will
give you more details as soon as i hear from you.
Writing from the sick bed.
Looking forward to your urgent response.
Thanks
Best regards
Mrs Marwan Elhoumani.
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