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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:
- "million us 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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- jartuodily21@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: mariama jones <mariamajones15@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:53:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re. Urgent
Dear
one, Please be honest with me I am orphan;
My
Dear please don't be surprise to receive this massage, I am Miss
Jartu Odily and i am 23 years old..
I am from Ivory
Coast in West
African But am living now in Senegal
refugee
camp.
I am writing at
this hour because of my
status as a refugee in Dakar
Senegal
And
I am an orphanage child since three years , as a result of the
assassination of my parents by rebel group which left me with no one
except me that survived by the help of Red cross team that brought me
to Senegal .
And my father was the then attorney general of the
federation and justice minister of Ivory
coast that
made him a well
known man in my country and his involvement in politics he lost his
life together with my mother He deposited 6.7 million us dollars in
Barclays bank UK London .and I have contacted the bank to claim the
money as the next of kin because of my deplorable condition in Senegal
refugee
camp and the bank replied
that due to my
refugee status that I
am not qualified to claim the money that I have to look for a reliable
foreign trustee who will stand on my behalf to claim the funds that is
the only condition the bank gave me.
And now I want to know if you are honest and reliable because if I lose
this money I will suffer all my life on earth and I will not finish my
education any so be honest to me if you will betray me please tell me
,and I want you to treat this with the absolute confidence and hold it
to yourself without somebody knowing for my safety.
My name is Miss Jartu Odily and my father's name Dr.Col Odily.
If
you are able and honest to help me please reply back so that I will
give you the bank information for immediate contact. so let me know how
you will help me out of this plight.
Bank name :Barclays
Bank
Plc
Address:54
Lombard Street, London E4
3AH
Email:.......................
Tell:......................
I
will give you the email ids of the bank's transfer department and the
phone number if you promise me that you will not take the money all by
yourself and leave me here to die of hunger. please reply back and let
me know if you are willing to help me. Please when reply write me baclk
to my private email address jartuodily21@yahoo.com
Best regard,
Jartu Odily
jartuodily21@yahoo.com
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