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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: "KHALID AMED" <fred.khalid@att.net>
Reply-To: kkalidamed@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 03 May 2011 11:53:57 +0800
Subject: VERY URGENT
My name is doctor DR Khalid Amed from Libya and also a reputed man
in Libyan government who deny the evil of Gaddafi the Libya leader whom had
coercion Libyan people to be under his regime when average people survive
with $2 per day. Libya is the second oil producing country in the entire surface
of this earth but her citizens live in poorest
condition according
to international standard. Please I need your urgent help as Gaddafi has
continued to torment entire population and kill those who were in his
administration that denounce continuity. I write this to see if you could help
me to keep this money with you for my Kids as most of our house and asset is
taking by Gaddafi loyalist, with
unending torture and later kill. I am not
sure if I would live more but in case anything happens to me I would like you to
help me keep $6m which is right here as I write for my Kids since I might not
survive this situation aftermath. I have a relationship who is an army official
and a loyalist to Gaddafi that will help me take this money toTunisia and fly it
if you can keep the money for time being and give back to my kids when the right
time come. My kids names are A'shadieeyah,Aadila,Amin,
Fudail But my wife was
short when I announced my resignation. What you are to do is take 30% of this
money and keep the rest for my Kids in case I couldn't make it. If you accept to
help me please provide information on where this money were to be send and how
you can pick up. All Arrangement and process to transfer the money is ready. I
know this is unconsistitutional asking this favor from you but been a human
being consider Libyan people on this scenario .This is worst tragedy and inhuman
treatment and infringement in peoples life and freedom. If you do consider
helping me email me back because I can't answer a phone call at this juncture as
all calls is monitored by the tyrant. I will anticipate and appreciate your
immediate acceptance to help me. I will update you in furtherance to get the
money out from here; In the next email I will send you my home address in
case if I couldn't survive this situation.
Remain Bless.
DR Khalid
Amed
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