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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:
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- alherbish.imad@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "IMAD AL- HERBISH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alherbish.imad@rediffmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:59:28 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENT
DEAR SIR
I AM MR IMAD AL- HERBISH, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO MUHAMMED GADDAFI THE LIBYAN LEADER I AM IN POSSESSION OF SUM FOREIGN
CURRENCY $9.3 MILLION USD AND £3.8MILLION POUNDS AND 6.2 MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND EURO AND SOME VALUABLES LIKE GOLD AND
EXPENSIVE JEWELRIES.
I ESCAPED WITH THIS DURING THE NATO BOMBARDMENT IN TRIPOLY WHERE MY LEADERS SON LOST HIS LIFE AL-TAMIMI
GHADAFI I WENT EN-RUT NIGER REPUBLIC WHERE I LEFT MY CONSIGNMENT WHICH INCLUDES THE FOREIGN CURRENCY.
THE GOLD AND SOME VALUABLES IN A RELATIVE HOUSE IN NIGER REPUBLIC I AM NOW IN UK LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY THAT WILL ASSIST ME SO
THAT THIS MONEY WILL BE TAKEN INTO SAFE CUSTODY IN EASTERN EUROPE AND ASIAN COUNTRY IF YOU WILL BE OF HELP.
YOU WILL BE HIGHLY COMPENSATED I DONT WANT TO BACK TO LIBYA BECAUSE OF THE WAR THERE NOW IF YOU WILL BE WILLING TO ASSIST CONTACT ME SO THAT THE MODALITY CAN BE WORKED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
IMAD AL- HERBISH
alherbish.imad@rediffmail.com
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