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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.
- braude.frida@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "FRIDA BRAUDE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <braude.frida@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:57:51 +0100
Subject: Je m'excuse pour cette intrusion, je me nomme FRIDA BRAUDE
Je m excuse pour cette intrusion, je me nomme FRIDA BRAUDE nee le 08 Fevrier 1949.
Jai dû vous contacter de la sorte parce que je Souhaite faire une chose tres importante.
Cela vous semblera un Peu suspect bien vrai que vous ne me connaissez pas et que je
Ne vous connais pas. Je souffre d un cancer du cerveau qui est en phase Terminale,
mon medecin traitant vient de m informer que mes jours Sont comptes du fait de mon etat de sante degrade.
Jai cette Maladie depuis plus de 4 ans. Je suis veuve et je nais pas eu D enfant.
J aimerais bien faire don de mes biens. Je ne sais pas dans quel Domaine d activite vous exercez
mais je souhaiterais vous aider à Aider les autres.
Je possede la somme de € 2.025.000 (deux Millions vingt cinq mille euros)
Je vous prie d accepter cette somme car elle Pourrait bien vous êtes tres utile et cela sans rien demander en Retour.
Veuillez me contacter des que possible si vous êtes d accord Pour mon offre directement par mon mail qui est: braude.frida@yahoo.com
car c est ce mail que je consulte le plus Souvent.
Je souffre enormement et j ai tres peur, je n arrive presque pas à Dormir la nuit comme la journee car je ne veux pas mourir sans avoir fait don
de tout cet argent sinon je pense que cela serait un gâchis. Que la Paix et la misericorde de Dieu soient avec vous.
E-MAIL: braude.frida@yahoo.com
Mme FRIDA BRAUDE
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