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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045720917 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- carineturcotte@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Carine Turcotte" <turcotte@london.com>
Reply-To: carineturcotte@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:57:00 -1100
Subject: Bonjour cher correspondant
Bonjour.
Moi c'est Carine Turcotte une jeune belge de la trentaine. Exerçant mes fonctions
actuelle comme secrétaire administratif chargée des affaires extérieurs dans une
entreprise privée INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR RURAL TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT (IFRTD).
Actuellement je suis en mission en Angleterre précisément dans la ville de
Londres. C'est tout à fait un réel plaisir pour moi de t'écrire car mon plus grand
désire est de faire des connaissances et de partager mes idées avec d'autres.
Je voudrais correspondre avec toi parce que je voudrais avoir des renseignements
sur ton continent, savoir les
coutumes, les mœurs puisque j'adore beaucoup la culture et aussi échanger sur
divers sujets relatifs au expérience pour la réussite dans la vie. J'aime la
culture, le
voyage et le cinéma. Ci-dessous mon adresse
personnelle ou tu pourrais m'écrire :
E- mail: carineturcotte@gmail.com
Tel: + 44 70 45 72 09 17
Toutes mes considérations….
Carine Turcotte
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