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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "irvingkamsler@skymail.mn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Irving Kamsler" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <irvingkamsler@skymail.mn>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:44:36 -0400
Subject: Good News
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your business
or personal ethics, I am Irving Kamsler the personal assitant to Huguette
Clark who died last month at the age of 104 in newyork hospital usa, Mrs
Clark is the youngest daughter of former U.S. Senator and industrialist
William A. Clark who was once the second-richest man in the country.
According to part of her will which reveals the sum of a sum of
$5,000,000.00 which she deposited with a bank here in the United States,
have deposited with a bank she have stated that the funds should be used to
help charity organisations around the world and i need someone with good
heart who can receive $5 milion dollars to you and also the less and keep
$500,000.00 for your effort and time this is in mrs clarks will and if we
dont do as said in will government might charge us to court.
To know more about her and confirm this is 100% legal click link to read
news Online and news papers
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2011/06/meet-inheritors-huguette-cla
rks-vast-fortune/39168/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguette_M._Clark
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110623/us_yblog_thelookout/reclus
ive-copper-heiress-leaves-38-million-to-nurse
you can reply with the following details to my email
irvingkamsler@skymail.mn so as to file your claim with the bank for
immediate remmitance to your name.
FULL NAME
AGE
PROFESSION
SEX
ADDRESS
COUNTRY
Phone number
Email
I need your assurance that you will act accordingly as soon as you get the
funds.
Regards
Irving Kamsler
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