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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 "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Luna Seba <lunaseba01@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: lunaseba10@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:47:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MY DEASET IN LORD
DEAREST ONE
Dear Thank you for your fast respond to my email I am Mrs Luna Seba
from London United Kingdom I am married to Late Mr Simeon Seba of
blessed memory who was a well known Gold and Diamond dealer from Kuwait to
United Kingdom for through out his life before he died in the year 2008.
We where married for 23 years without a child.Before his sudden death we
where devoted christians When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
of(£3.500.000.00 MILLIONS BRITISH POUNS GBP) in a suspence account with one
of the bank here in London using my name as the beneficiary since we could
not bear a child,
Presently this money is still with the bank in United Kingdom and i am very
sick from cancer of the lung despite the fibroid and tumour which denied me
a child when my husband was alive as a result i may not last till the next
two months according to my doctor report so i want to donate to a christian
organisations,who will use it to work for God and i have chose you after
making several prayers consultations.
I want this money to be shared among the next privileged since i do not have
a child to inherit it.Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I know
that after death I will be with God the most high and the most merciful God.
It is a very important confidential message that i will like to tell you
more about it so get in touch with me so that i can fully detail you what i
choose you for and as well give you a little knowledge on how to achieve
it.Until i hear from you my dreams lay hugely on your shoulders
I am waiting to read from you soon
Your Sister Mrs Luna Seba,
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