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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 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.
- financialsolutionhouseunite2010@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: <laychinp@streamyx.com>
Reply-To: financialsolutionhouseunite2010@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:28:16 -0700
Subject: GET YOUR FINANCIAL HELPER HERE.
I am a Pastor Mrs Victoria Kenworthy-gannon
I saw your question, Please be careful due to the fact that I myself has been scammed four times by four lenders in my search for a loan of £100,000GBP. but at last I got a reliable lender. that gave me the loan(£80,000 GBP) that I was in dire need of for my new year investment.. Hence I decided that I will refer anybody I come across to this God sent lender. he is reliable and his terms are fair. You can get to him via his email address: financialsolutionhouseunite2010@hotmail.com And his name is Dr.Kodelia Mudi, Please tell him i Pastor Mrs Victoria Kenworthy-gannonfrom #2423 crystal lane in CA USA. have search for a legit lender until I got him and I decided to help my fellow humans with this because there are a lot of fake lenders out there and I do not want any body to fall a prey please get to him and tell him that I referred you to him... contact: financialsolutionhouseunite2010@hotmail.com
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