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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:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "d_bongo00@cantv.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Dominique Bongo" <d_bongo00@cantv.net>
Reply-To: d_bongo000@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:00:22 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Hi.
Hi.
Good day, my name is Dominique Bongo i am 22yrs old, i am the son of the
late president who goes by the Islamic name called El Hadj Omar Bongo but
is Real Name Omar Bongo Ondimba. My mum is the second wife of my father
and her name is Edith Lucie Bongo but she is dead, shortly after her death
was when my dad died in a clinic in the Spanish city of Barcelona, He died
at the Quiron clinic Hospital on Monday 8 June 2009 Time 18.17.You Can
Read Articles about my late father the president in the websites
below;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8088399.stm
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2009/06/200968162249511307.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/09/world/africa/09bongo.html
http://www.businesstimes.co.tz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=242:omar-bongo-death-of-africas-longest-serving-leader&catid=44:sadc-and-world-features&Itemid=72
Right now I am in texas here in Usa looking for a trusted person to help
me.Before the death of my late father he secretly called me by his bed
side as i am the only son of my late mother and i am his favourite and he
told
me of a deposit of sum $20M USD (Twenty Million United States Dollars
Only) he made in my name in a Bank in Abidjan (Cote Divore) on the 12th
of May 2008.
As it is now my Older brother who is the Defence Minister in Gabon Ali Ben
Bongo is trying to figure out everything but my father warned me to keep
it for myself and look for a foreign investor who will take care of me and
help me invest the money and so that i can further my education.
This is the reason why i am contacting you for help, if you are interested
I am ready to offer you 30% of the total sum for your help so that you can
help me transfer this money into your account so that i can move over to
your country and continue my education and live my life all over again
Looking forward to your kindest reply soonest and may God bless you. reply
me at
d_bongo00@cantv.net
Sincerely Yours.
Dominique Bongo
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