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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- sulaimankareem@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Sulaiman Kareem <sulaiman---k41@msn.com>
Reply-To: <sulaimankareem@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:52:45 +0000
Subject: With trust and confidence
Hello Dear,
I had written an earlier mail to you without response. In my first mail I mentioned to you about a late client of mine who died along with his wife and only child in an accident On the 21st of April 2009, with an disclosed relative.
I have recontacted you again due to your surname similarity with my late client to present you as his next of kin and the right beneficiary to his funds valued ($ 7, 326,000.00 US) million dollars as it is my responsibility as his attorney to retrieve all his assets since his wife and only female child who are statutorily as his next of kin died along side with him.
NOTE if you are interested to further this offer then be advised to contact me on my E-mail address for more details @ sulaimankareem@sify.com
Best Regards.
Barrister Sulaiman Abdul Kareem (Esq)
Tel: +226-747 17288
E-Mail: sulaimankareem@sify.com
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