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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:
- "sefonaad@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Sefo Naad <naadsefo@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: sefonaad@live.fr
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:23:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest Beloved Friend ,
Dearest Beloved Friend ,
I am Mrs. Sefo Naad from Ivory Coast a Retired Bank Accountant. I'm a deaf and have a Blood cancer; I became paralyses due to the untimely death of mine husband as a sign of shock and heart failures. My Doctors said that it is likely I will die within the next few months I was married to Late Chief Naad Johnson who was an Ex-Contractor with the government of our Country before his untimely death. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $2.700 Million {Two Million Seven Hundred thousand USD} with one of the leading Commercial Banks in our Country and as i write you, this money is still in the custody of this Bank. I have decided that you help me transfer this money out of here to your country through your help to churches and charity organizations in your Country and for Education for poor i do not have any surviving Relation to take care of this money so i need you to take care of this money.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell the bank to transfer the money to you. Please Email Me now through this email address if you want to help me .I Plead you to deal with me honestly and render me your assistance to the fullest of your capacity. You would be helping a dying woman and most importantly you would be touching the lives of Less Privileged people as that were my Late Husband and myself plans. I hope I would be able to count on you while I wait impatiently for the time to come. My bones are slowly cleaving to my skin. As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell my bank to transfer the money to you. I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
In God's Armes,( PLease you can reply me at sefonaad@live.fr)
Mrs. Naads
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