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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.
- khalid1011mustafa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mustafa Khalid" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <khalid1010mustafa@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 19:15:38 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT PLAN,PLEASE ADVICE.,
Good Day,
My name is Mustafa Khalid and I am writing you from Accra, Ghana. I am originally from Sierra Leone, but leaving in Ghana with my family as a Refugee.I came to Ghana because of the war that took place in my country some years back and I want to assume you heard about the war that destroy the greater part of my country and took the lives of so many people. Due to the crisis in my country coupled with the assassination of my late father who was killed by the REBELS of War Veteran Association in SIERRA LEONE who are calling for the white collection of farm land from all white and black settlers in my country which is wrong.
I want to invest and do joint business with you in your country or company with the fund my late father left for us before he died,I feel confident therefore to introduce myself and this offer to you based on our situation here in Ghana.We have a substantial capital we honorably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.
I will make the procedure to this issue to be well known to you if I am given the opportunity to do so. if your are interested in this business opportunity kindly get back to me with your interest and contact direct phone number as you reply to this mail.
Thanks and remain bless.
Mustafa Khalid.
khalid1011mustafa@gmail.com
Skype:mustafa.khalid6
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