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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: kine baby <binta.ahmed13@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kine_baby2000@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:36:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hola queridos.
Hola queridos.
cómo vas a hacer hoy
la esperanza bien. mi nombre es Kine, acabo de ver tu
Identificación del correo electrónico en la internet
en mi camino en busca de un amigo,
y después de
verlo me pareció interesante que espero
que no me importa si usted se siente como
saber más acerca de mí. y para que a Shere nuestros sentimientos el uno al otro.
Así que me gustaría que me escriba de nuevo para que yo pueda decirle más sobre mi mismo y
enviar a usted mi foto.
Kine tuyo
Hi dear.
how
are you doing today hope fine. my name is Kine, i just saw
your
email id in the internet on my way searching for friend, and after
seeing it i found you interesting hope you don't mind if
you feel like
knowing more about me. and for we to shere our feelings to each other.
So i will like you to
write me back So
that i can tell you more about my self and send to you my
photo.
Yours Kine
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