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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.
- jcharlesjrsir@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "jacoby charles jr" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: jcharlesjrsir@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:11:39 +0530 (IST)
Subject: MY DEAR FRIEND
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.Reply to my email
jcharlesjrsir@hotmail.com
Best wishes and my honest regards.
Lt Gen Charles Jacoby
email jcharlesjrsir@hotmail.com
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