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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- 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.
- jcharlesjr99@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "general charles jacoby jr" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: jcharlesjr99@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:35:58 +0530 (IST)
Subject: my dear friend i have a business proposal for you.
Attn Sir.
Your email address well received , and I want to know if you can be able
to help me secure huge funds over there in your country and received it in
your name.
My name is Lt Gen Charles Jacoby Jr, I am from the United States of
America and a serving General in the U.S Army
and commander of the multi-national forces here in Iraq .
I and some other high rankings officer here made a deal worth $25.m
United States dollars and after everyone has taken his share from this
amount
I now realize the sum of $12.8m dollars as my personal share and I want
some one who can be able to help me secure this funds over there in his
country without any
trace.
Due to my position as a U.S serving Lt General here I can not be not able
to move these funds out of here to my country
to avoid a lot of interrogation by the House of pentagon for probation on
funds from Iraq .
I decided to search for any one who is capable of handling this huge
amount for me and I choose you to assist me
and I will also offer you 20%from the whole huge fund regarding your full
assistant to receive the huge fund for me
and the best means to communicate with me is via-email and I will be
glad to keep a low profile of communication until we achieve our aims and
ultimate goals.
Note that we have to consider this honourable deal as Top Secret
because I do not want to have any kind of authoritative governmental
problems by any country whatsoever due to my status for now.
I await your urgent response as soonest as you can. Email_
jcharlesjr99@hotmail.com
Best wishes and my honest regards.
Lt Gen Charles Jacoby
Email_ jcharlesjr99@hotmail.com
phone number+13213526728
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