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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: Nina Favor <nina.favor@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: binababiker@yahoo.in
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 04:03:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: hi
HI dear
Good day my dear.how do you do, you captured my heart,
i need you for serious busines relationship. I am a single
pretty girl, not married, i got your email through web
site page when i was searching for a trust worthy partner.
i will also like to know about you.
write me back so that i will give you full explanation
about myself and send my photo to you for you to see me.
I will come back soon for your reply.
yours sincerely,
Miss bina.
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