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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.
- psa_peugeot@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Korotoumou KOROTOUMOU <daouk@mcamali.org>
Reply-To: psa_peugeot@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:30:53 +0000
Subject: FELICITATION VOUS VENEZ DE GAGNER UN PEUGEOT
FELICITATION VOUS VENEZ DE GAGNER UN PEUGEOT
Dans le cadre de l'expansion de son activité commeriale, la firme
Internationale AUTOMOBILES PEUGEOT a le plaisir de vous annoncer qu'elle a
organisé une Spéciale Tombola Internet. Cette Tombola a consisté à recenser
les adresses électroniques (E-mails) des
internautes dans les pays où la Firme PEUGEOT écoule de façon rapide et
aisée ses produits. Un jury composé d'éminentes personnalités a tiré au sort
50 E-mails dans exactement 7.973.148 Emails recencés. La firme PEUGEOT a en
ce jour le plaisir de vous annoncer que votre e-mail a été tiré au sort et
figure donc sur la liste des 50 e-mails
sélectionnés.
Vous devenez ainsi l'un des 50 gagnants de cette Tombola Internet organisée.
Vous avez gagné la NOUVELLE 908 RC PEUGEOT. Vous constituez cependant l'un
des principaux vecteurs de publicité de la firme AUTOMOBILES PEUGEOT dans
votre pays. Nous vous prions de contacter de toute urgence le SERVICE de la
TOMBOLA INTERNET de la firme PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES Ã l'adresse:
psa_peugeot@yahoo.fr
FORMULAIRE D'IDENTIFICATION A REMPLIR
NOM :
PRENOMS:
AGE:
SEXE:
ADRESSE PERMANENTE:
PAYS:
VILLE:
CODE POSTAL:
FONCTION:
FAX:
MOBILE:
SIEGE SOCIAL
S.A au capital de 171 284 850 €
R.C.S Paris B 552 144 503
Siret 55214450300018-Ape 341 Z
Tél: +33.17.37.93.203
FRANCE
Thanks,
FELICITATION
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