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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 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.
- mrsalicikema@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ms Alicija KEMAL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsalicikemal@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:02:11 +0200
Subject: merhaba
Ben Bayan Kemal Alicija,25 Aralik 1927 dogumluyum yani 84 yasindayim.
Eski esim kendisi Turk'du ismi ise Ahmed Kemal 40 yillik bir evlilik
hayatindan sonra esimi kaybettim isin kotusu hic cocuk sahibi olamamizdi.
Yillardirda kanser tedavisi goruyorum.Bir kizkardesi oldugunu biliyorum
arastirmalarim sonucunda Avcilardaki depremde hayatini kaybetmiis.
Ben ise su illet kanserle bogusuyorum doktorlarin
soylemesine 1 ay omrum kalmis ne diim pekde inandirici degil ben
yasamayi seviyorum.Esim olmeden once bana Londradaki bir guvenlik
firmasina 11 mliyon dolar gibi bir fonu deposit olarak yatirdigini
soyledi aa benim hayatim bitigine gore bende bu parayi kanserliler
vakfina veya ne biliim herhangi bir vakifa yatirmayi planliyorum
cocugumda olmadigi icin o kisilerin isine yarasin istiyroum.
Bu bahsettigim paranin %40ni size %60ini ise dedigim gibi bu
derneklere bagislamak istiyorum.
Biraz acele etmemiz gerekir acikcasi doktorm dedigi dogru
cikarsa kimse birsey alamaz ve devlet buyuk ihtimalle yani
Ingiltere paranin ustune konar.Neyse yapabilirsek parayi cok
acil buraya transfer ettirelim.. sizden haber bekliyorum ben
biraz yorgunum.
email:mrsalicikema@rediffmail.com
Tesekkurler
Kemal Alicija
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