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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: "Farziah Md Nor" <admin@aqcx.com>
Reply-To: <Farziah1@live.com.my>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:58:39 +0800
Subject: hey
In life, we only get one chance to do things right and also affect the lives of people.
When I was much younger, I have always wanted to make a difference in the lives of many. But I never was not able to do it in the capacity I could because I had little funds to do so. When my family died in an auto crash, i felt devasted and suffered a great emotional and psychological trauma. This is not why I writing you now.
I am writing you because I want to you start a charity project for the less priviledged people anywhere in the world where you find them. My husband left behind a whopping sum of about 3.5 Million in our account before his death. I have no need for the money anymore as I have been diagnosed of Cancer and I have less than 9 weeks to live.
I want you to carry out the legacy. I
I have no friends that I can trust with this resources. You might be wondering why i trust you. The answer is I don't know. I have to give you an opportunity first and moreover you will be getting 20%. So you have no reason not to deliver on the project.
Please get back to me if you are interested.
Mrs Farziah
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