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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- pstanton022123@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- upon your response, i will advise further.email; pstanton022123@aol.com paul stanton alternative email-: mail.ps2008@gmail.com (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Paul Stanton" <pstanton022123@aol.com>
Reply-To: mail.ps2008@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:59:43 +0800
Subject: Re. Read and get back to me, confidential
Dear Partner
This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated as
such. I must solicit your confidentiality and assure you that I am
contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit. I
am Paul Stanton ,an attorney at law. I am the personal attorney/sole
executor to the late Mr. Robert hereinafter referred to as 'my client's who
worked as an independent oil magnate in my country and who died in a car
crash with his immediate family in east London on the 5th of November 2000.
Upon your response, I will advise further.Email; pstanton022123@aol.com
Paul Stanton
Alternative email-: mail.ps2008@gmail.com
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