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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: From Miss Anny Samata Abrams <gfqs3@zaw.att.ne.jp>
Reply-To: annyanthony@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 4:57:06 +0900
Subject: From Miss Anny Samata Abrams
>From Miss Anny Samata Abrams
323 Av Nairobi, Kenya's capital city
Kenya East Africa
Dearest
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Brother (desmond) intend to establish in your country .I am Miss anny Samata Abrams
the Duagther of Late Dr Anthony Abrams
We are are orphans, it is true that we do not know each other in person but knowing someone starts in a day therefore It pleases me to contact you for a Financial business partnership. Although we have never met, but I decided to entrust you with this business.
My late father Anthony Abrams deposited a box containing the sum of eighteen million USD ($ 18,000000.00) in a top Security Company in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. West Africa The Security Company does not know that the box deposited by my late father is containing money.
Therefore I will want you to help me to retrieve this box and transfer the money to your personal account. Finally help us to come over to your country and also help us in investing the money. I will like to invest in any of these areas.
1)Telecommunications
2) Transportation Industry
3) five-star Hotel
4) Estate management.
Iam offering you 25% of the total money as your compensation as soon as the transaction is concluded.I await your response as soon as possible to enable me give you full details.
May the Lord bless you.
Miss Anny Samata Abrams
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