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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- 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.
- zeabahalain@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Zeabah Alain <zeabahalain59@msn.com>
Reply-To: <zeabahalain@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:36:21 +0000
Subject: FROM ZEABAH ALAIN
COMPLEMENT
OF THE DAY
WITH DUE RESPECT, I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A PARAMOUNT CONTENTS. I
AM MR.ZEABAH ALAIN. I HOPE YOU WILL NOT EXPOSE OR BETRAY THE TRUST AND
CONFIDENT THAT I AM ABOUT TO REPOSE ON YOU FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR BOTH
FAMILIES.
I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE OF TRANSFERRING THE SUM OF $12.5 MILLION
IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE MONEY HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR YEARS IN LATE
CLIENT OF OUR BANK HERE IN MY COUNTRY AND I NEED THIS SUM TO ESTABLISH
RESTAURANTS AND REAL ESTATES BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I WANT TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEAREST PERSON TO THE CLIENT WHO WAS
KILLED BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS.
THE SAID DECEASED WAS ONE OF THE BEST CLIENTS IN OUR BANK SO THEREFORE, I
DON'T WANT THIS SUM TO GO INTO TREASURY OF THE BANK FOR THE GOVERNMENTAL
ARREARS AS AN ABANDONED FUND ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL PROTOCOLS GUIDING
INHERITANCE FUND HERE BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY PERSON IN POSITION NOW TO APPOINTING
WHO TO CLAIM THE FUND AS I HAVE MADE FURTHER ARRANGEMENT IN OTHER TO TRANSFER
THE FUND OUT THE BANK HERE, BECAUSE BEING THE ACCOUNT OFFICER TO THE CLIENT.
KINDLY TAKE OUT A MOMENT OF YOUR VERY BUSY SCHEDULE TO REPLY MY EMAIL FOR MORE
DETAILS ON THIS INVESTMENT PROJECT AND ALSO SEND ME LIST OF VIABLE INVESTMENTS
IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY CONSIDERATION.
UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU FULL DETAILS ON HOW THE BUSINESS
WILL BE EXECUTED AND ALSO NOTE THAT YOU WILL HAVE 40% OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED
SUM IF YOU AGREE TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS WITH ME. FOR MORE DETAILS AND EXPLANATION,
RESPOND ME THROUGH MY PRIVAT EMAIL ADDRESS zeabahalain@gmail.com
GOOD DAY AND HAVE NICE DAY
MR.ZEABAH ALAIN
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