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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Edwin Nelson Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwin.nelson.brown1@live.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:37:05 +0100
Subject: Reply
1st, Greetings.
The inspiration to contact you is simply divine providence I am making in
this proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a reliable person
to help me realize this project. Let me start by introducing myself. I am
Mr. Edwin N. Brown an international business consultant,am based in the
United Kingdom.Previously on a year auditing contract with a financial
company in Accra Ghana i discovered some viable and legal funds deposit with
this financial company without a beneficiary.
I have an obscured business suggestion for you and as well i seek your
services in this private and confidential matter which will benefit the
interest of the both of us. On my inspection and auditing with this
financial company I discovered some boxes containing sum huge amount of
funds in cash and they are all in United states dollars. I write to seek
your indulgence and assistance in the securing and the receiving of this
boxes containing this funds as the beneficiary.
We will move this funds to your country through legal means as am in the
position of making you the beneficiary of this deposits containing this
funds through an insider who works at the financial company. I am proposing
to make this deal with you for us to go into investment with the funds we
will realize out of the boxes.
Please note that every piece of information I am giving you is based on
information verified and confirmed by me before contacting you.At the
conclusion of this transaction, you will be given 50% of the total amount,
50% will be for myself.We will both join hand together to bring this to a
safe and successful conclusion with our maximum corporations. Let me know if
you can handle this transaction by responding back to me by email or
providing a telephone number where you can be reached personally and
confidentially. e-mail: mr.n.edwinbrown@live.com
Sincerely
Edwin Nelson Brown
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