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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 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.
- mabousgoldmining@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: mabous ousmane <mabousgoldmining@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:37:40 +0100
Subject: urgently
Dear Sir\Madam
we are dealing gold dust we can sell gold with you in normal we
deliver the gold in your country. the gold is 22carat and the purity
is 93.5% the price is 36000usd. you are willing to buy from our
company.
i need you to contact us with this information
email mabousgoldmining@gmail.com
tel 00223 60182822
Regards
Mabous
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