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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.
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- lizahog@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ms.Liza Wong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lizahog@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:05:58 +0800
Subject: I HOPE TO GET BACK FROM YOU...
Good day.
Compliments of the day with your entire family, I would like to discuss an urgent and important transaction which will require your assistance that will benefits of us. It’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you in this transaction for for your assistance. My name is Ms.Liza Wong, I am a banker by profession and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.
I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds of one of our bank client who died in crash since seven years ago and none of his family member or relation has come for the claim, and now the bank is planning on how to confiscate the fund since no one has come for the claim.
Hence, I am inviting you for the deal I don't mind to offer you 30% of the total amount and if you are sure you are capable to handle this transaction and you are ready to assist me to execute this business, further details about myself and of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your response.
If you are willing to be part of this transaction please kindly reply my mail as I took a hard decision before contacting you. Do reply my email to enable me to give you details of the transaction.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Best regards...
Name: Ms.Liza Wong
E-mail: lizahog@hotmail.com
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