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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 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:
- "faustininnocent@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Edward Harmi <administrator@rapix.com.br>
Reply-To: Art Halll <mrarthall11@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:37:54 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Contact Her.
Hello Dear,
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred to with the assistance of another partner.I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to help despite it failed somehow.I am in Uruguay for investment projects.Now contact my secretary for your compensation on your past efforts.
Her name is Mrs Faustina Innocent on her email (faustininnocent@live.com) ask her to send you the total $1.2 Million (One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) bank draft that i left for you.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.So feel free to get in touched with the secretary Mrs Faustina Innocent and instruct her where to send the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share joy together after a long suffering.Remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf,So feel free to contact her now to enable her send your money to you without any delay.
My regards to you.
Edward Harmi.
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