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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Jude Tagro <judetagro444@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: judetmary20@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:44:26 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: HI
Dear,
My name is Jude and my sister name is mary, we are from Ivory Coast. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which i and my sister intend to establish in your country. Though i have not met with you before but i believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.
There is this amount of six million dollars which our late father deposited in Abidjan the capital of Ivory Coast, which he wanted to use for his Political ambition in our Country before he was assassinated during the politcal crisis in our country.
My late father and was among the people that was assinated by forces royal to president Alassane Dramane Ouattara and his cabinet member's at hotel d'golf during the political electoral crisis in my country, Abidjan Cote d'ivoire. My late father, Mr. Desiré Tagro was the Chairman and Managing Director of Alph COCO COMPANY LTD in Cote d'ivoire and he was also the Minister Of Interior and an Adviser (SA) to president Laurent Gbagbo. Me and my sister was safe because we are in school in Ghana at the time of the crisis.
We have decide to invest this money in your country for security reasons. We want you to help us claim and receive this money. If you can be of an assistance to us we will offer you 20% of the money for your assistance.
HERE I AM ATTACHING TO YOU WEBSITE HOW MY LATE FATHER WAS ASSINATED BY THE ARMY.
http://criseivoirienne.livejournal.com/24033.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBhp-mFb-yM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FHa1EmKXtE&feature=related
We wait your reply.
Thanks and God bless you.
Jude and Mary
0022509041107
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