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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.
- janyiu@asia.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "JAN YIU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <janyiu@asia.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:00:01 +0100
Subject: Il partenariato necessarie
Vi sto contattando in questo modo perché l'urgenza di questa transazione. Io sono un manager di una banca in Cina anche un consulente finanziario e di Dottore di investitori privati ??che ha un grande deposito nella mia banca.
L'operazione prevede il trasferimento di grandi depositi dormienti di una somma totale di $ 19.8Million (Diciannove milioni ottocento mila dollari). A causa della morte di questo cliente senza lasciare parenti prossimi o beneficiario.
La transazione è al cento per cento (100%) del rischio gratuito e legale. Farò tutte le opere di carta a livello locale per un trasferimento adeguato del fondo entro il breve periodo di tempo perché sono nato in città, dove la filiale della banca si trova
Una volta che significare il vostro interesse, vi invierò tutti i dettagli del positivo completamento di questa transazione e noi i fondi del 50% -50% ogni
Si prega di contattare sulla mia mail privata sottostante per eventuali domande e chiarimenti.
Cordiali saluti,
Jan Yiu
Indirizzo e-mail: janyiu@asia.com
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