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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.
Fraud email example:
From: Musaad Bin Abdul Mohsen Al Hokair <mbamahokair@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mbamahokair@blumail.org
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:49:23 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT NOTICE.
Peace of Allah be with you,
With regards to my search for foreign investment, I wish to bring to
your notice my interest to partner with you on a great business
opportunity. I
am Musaad bin Abdul Mohsen Al Hokair from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
I am interested in exploring ways to establish business relationship
with you. Kindly furnish me with full investment strategy and business
proposal
for my study.
Looking forward to a good working relationship with you.please do not
hesitate to contact us for possible business co-operation via this
E-mail
account:mbamahokair@blumail.org
My regards to your family,
Musaad bin Abdul Mohsen Al Hokair.
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