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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 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.
- gracegodwill23@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: grace godwill <gracegodwill23@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:07:37 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello Seeking for friendship
Hello Seeking for friendship
My
name is miss grace , I am a single girl looking for a man who can shear
good relationship with me who understand love as trust and father not
taking it as ways of fun always but a matured man with good sense of
humor after reading little about you i derive interest to knowing you
write me on this address( gracegodwill23@yahoo.co.uk ) i will be waiting
for your reply so i tell you more about me and send my pictures . i got
your contact as i went into searching for a nice friend in (internet)
after my prayers so i believe the direction of God.
          sending kisses with
              love grace,
مرØبا تسعى للصداقة
اسمي
ملكة جمال نعمة ØŒ وأنا Ùتاة ÙˆØيدة تبØØ« عن الرجل الذي يمكن أن القص علاقة
جيدة معي الذين ÙŠÙهمون الØب والثقة وعدم اتخاذ الأب أنها طرق من Ø§Ù„Ù…Ø±Ø ÙˆÙ„ÙƒÙ†
دائما رجل نضجت مع الØس السليم من الÙكاهة بعد القراءة قليلا عن كنت أنا
مصلØØ© اشتقاق لمعرÙØ© أن تكتب لي على هذا العنوان
(gracegodwill23@yahoo.co.uk) سو٠أكون ÙÙŠ انتظار ردكم لذلك أنا اقول لكم
المزيد عن لي ØŒ وإرسال الصور. Øصلت على الاتصال الخاصة بك كما ذهبت إلى
البØØ« عن صديق لطيÙØ© ÙÙŠ (الإنترنت) بعد صلاتي ولذا اعتقد اتجاه الله.
          إرسال القبلات مع
              الØب نعمة ØŒ
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