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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: "Odd Vorhaug" <odd@teamconsult.no>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:48:16 +0200
Subject: VS: [SPAM]: Hello Dear
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Fra: Hello Dear [mailto:olusmith41@mycin.net]
Sendt: 13. juli 2010 03:27
Til: undisclosed-recipients:
Emne: [SPAM]: Hello Dear
Hello Dear
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to
a Swiss
Account with the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay who is an
international
business man.
Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the
total
sum.Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary his contact is as follow:
Name: Mr Olusmith
Email: olusmith4@mycin.net
Tel: +234-707-118-4940
Ask him to send you the total $5,000.000.00 (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLAR'S) which
I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist
me in
this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in
touched
with my secretary and instruct him Mr Olusmith where to send the amount to
you.
Please you have to make sure you send him your full information's as stated
below for
confirmation to notify that its you:
1. Your Name
2.Address
3.Telephone
4. Your Occupation
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after
all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because
of the
investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand.
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to
receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr Olusmith and he
will send
the amount to you without any delay.
With best regards
Mr C E Eso
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