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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.
- 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.
- susan_bugiba@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Susan Bugiba <susan.bugiba@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: susan_bugiba@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:31:56 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: hi
سلام عزیزم!
Øال شما چطور است! امیدوارم Ú©Ù‡ شما خوب هستند Ùˆ در شرایط ایده آل است. نام من سوزان است
Ùˆ من در سراسر ایمیل خود را به اینجا Ù…ÛŒ آیند (http://www.pmln.co.uk) در Øالی Ú©Ù‡ در Øال دیدن سایت Ùˆ تصمیم با شما تماس
دوستی را Ú©Ù‡ به خاطر من به دنبال یک شریک زندگی صادق لطÙا اگر برای شما مهم نیست، نوشتن من در اینجا (susan_bugiba@hotmail.com) به طوری Ú©Ù‡ من به شما بیشتر بگویید Ú©Ù‡ در مورد خودم Ùˆ به اشتراک گذاشتن تصاویر با شما بیش از Øد انتظار برای
(به یاد داشته باشید از راه دور یا رنگ مهم نیست اما عشق مسائل زیادی را در زندگی)
پاسخ به زودی بوسه
سوزان
Hello my dear!
how are you! hope you are fine and in perfect condition. my name is susan
and i come across your email here(http://www.pmln.co.ukâ€) while browsing and decided to contact you for
friendship because i am looking for a honest partner please if you don't
mind, write me back here (susan_bugiba@hotmail.com) so that i will tell
you more about myself and share pictures with you too waiting for your
(Remember the distance or color does not matter but love matters alot in life)
reply soon kiss
susan
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