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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 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.
- astonvillafootballer@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Faith Kuru <faithkur@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:26:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ASTON VILLA SPECIAL INVITATION
Aston Villa F.C.
Hello.
Indeed, your E-mail address was chosen by a voting system
of computer drawn only from the users of Microsoft, more than 150
Associations of football and 350 addresses and names of individual
email of everywhere in the world containing a survey on the Net with the
information according to which you work for the promotion of the sport
or belong to a club of football. So I think that all arrives for a
reason.
My name is Giovanna Gery from United Kingdom. I am talent detector, and currently I work with (Aston Villa) feeders
club football champion which organizes football Tournament in Europe
in the month of July. I am one of the organizer.
This tournament is to detect the best talents which will integrate into top team formation of football champion in Aston Villa (AVFC).
I invite you to this great tournament for underage junior
category and junior which will be held as from 16Th to 24Th July 2011
in United .Kingdom. The Aston Villa Club Will take care of your Accommodation, Air Ticket, feeding during the tournament weeks.
All
the intrerested boys and girls have to contact the secretary for their
Registration as soon as possible. Email contact of the secretary
astonvillafootballer@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks and God bless you.
Giovanna
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