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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.
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Christian Duke" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richogno3@cantv.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:29:07 -0000
Subject: From Christian Duke
>From Christian Duke
Dear One
i know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I am giving you my
trust and wish you will give me back the trust i have givening you .
i need your help My Name is christian duke the only Son of duke i am 20 year
old Before the death of my father on 14th September 2007 my father told me
that he deposited sum of $10.2million u.s dollars haer in the security company
here in Cote D'ivoire i want you to help me to receive this money cash in
your country this money was deposited haer in the security company here in Cote
D'ivoire i wish to let you know if you help me receive this money I will
compensate you with 20% of this money.
As soon as I receive your reply I give you the contact of the security company
so you will contact them as my late father partner who will help me receive
this money out of this Cote Divoire and invest it for me, my purpose of
contacting you is for you to help me receive this money cash in your country
before this people who kill my father will kill me too
I am waiting to hear from you.
Christian Duke
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