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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: "Frank Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frankdouglas@w.cn>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 20:35:07 -0400
Subject: HELLO
Good day.
My name is Frank Douglas, Am from-Haiti Port AU Prince now trying to settle down here in Indonesia and would like to invest with you as my partner, My country has been in Earth quake political tensions for a longtime now which is not safe for me and my family to stay,due to the political and economic crisis in my country.
After my research of a country on were to invest my funds i found out that Indonesia is one of the growing merchant country in the world today. And that's the reason i decide to invest here the sum of $10million. Am now seeking for your co-operation to assist me as my business partner to my investment here in Indonesia.
I want us to arrange on how to meet each other for further discussion on how you can assist me as a partner in my investment project here and i am willing to offer you a percentage from the entire investment funds for your assistance to me.
Contact me via my private email and then we can arrange on how to meet. I am looking forward to receive your reply immediately.
Thank you for your co-operation
Frank
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