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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 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.
- gift.arisa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: gift arisa <gift.arisa90@att.net>
Reply-To: gift.arisa@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:44:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: hello
مرØبا عزيزي ØŒ
كي٠Øالك اليوم ويØدوني الأمل ÙÙŠ كل شيء على ما يرام؟ إذا كان الأمر كذلك بÙضل الذي جعل من ذلك، اسمي قديم وأنا Ø·Ùلة. أنا شخصيا أصبØت مهتمة ÙÙŠ إقامة علاقة معك Øتى أكثر من ذلك إذا سيكون لديك الرغبة معي. ولكن مع مرور الوقت سنعر٠بشكل Ø£Ùضل. سو٠أكون سعيدا جدا اذا يمكنك الاتصال بي من خلال عنوان بريدي الإلكتروني Øتى أستطيع أن أرسل لكم صورة بلدي واقول لكم المزيد عن Ù†Ùسي لمزيد من النقاش، وأنا ÙÙŠ انتظار بÙارغ الصبر لنسمع منك مرة أخرى ويكون لها يوم خاص والتي لا نهاية لها Ù„Øظة بهيجة كن ويبارك
Ùيما يتعلق
@ yahoo.com تÙوت Gift.arisa
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Hello Dear ,
How are you doing today i hope every thing is fine ? if so thanks who made it so , My name is Gift and i am a girl . I personally became interested in establish relationship with you even more than that if you will have the desire with me. but as time goes on we will know better. I will be very glad if you can contact me through my email address so that i can send you my pictures and tell you more about myself for more discussion .I am waiting impatiently to hear from you again and have an endless special day & joyful moment and Be bless ,
Regards
Miss Gift.arisa@yahoo.com
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