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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.
- mohammedhassan964@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Department of Justice" <info@dpt.com>
Reply-To: mohammedhassan964@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:22:49 -0500
Subject: YOUR UTMOST HONESTY
DEAR SIR/MA,
MY NAME IS MOHAMMED HASSAN A FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN LIBYA.I LEFT
FOR SOUTH AFRICA FOR OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT BY THE PRESIDENT TO GO AND BRING IN
US$23MILLION CASH TO BUY THE LOYALTY OF THE YOUTHS.DURING THE PROTEST,
PRESIDENT MUAMMAR GHADAFI DISBURSED LARGE SUMS (US$43MILLION ) TO BUY THE
LOYALTY OF THE ENTIRE CABINET AND THE PEOPLE OF TRIPOLI,AS HIS CONFIDANT HE
SENT ME AGAIN ON EMERGENCY TO FLEE IMMEDIATELY TO BRING IN MORE MONEY FROM
SECURITY VAULT IN ZIMBABWE US$15MILLION
I TOOK MY DECISION TO GO BACK LIBYA WITHOUT THE CASH. ON SATURDAY
MORNING WHEN I ARRIVES IN LIBYA MY WIFE SAID THE PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY SENT
HIS ARMED SECURITY AGENT TO COME TO MY HOUSE HOPING THAT I HAVE ARRIVED IN
LIBYA BECAUSE MUAMMAR GHADAFI SUSPECTED THAT I DON'T WANT TO COME TO DELIVER
THE MONEY. ON THE SAME SATURDAY I DECIDED TO MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO WEST
AFRICA TO DEPOSIT THE FUNDS. A SECURITY VAULT AND I MOVE AGAIN TO SEEK A
POLITICAL ASYLUM.
IF YOU ARE READY TO ASSIST ME TO SECURE THE FUND!I WILL HAVE TO SEND YOU
THE CLAIM DOCUMENTS FOR THE LEGAL PROCESSING FOR THE CHANGE OF THE DEPOSITOR
TO YOUR NAME AND OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK AS A NEW BENEFICIARY FOR THE
DEPOSITION OF THE FUND.YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IN MY PRESENT POSITION, I AM
HANDICAPPED AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I HAVE THIS CASH SECURE SOMEWHERE
SAFE AND WITH SOMEBODY RELIABLE WHO CAN MANAGE THE FUND FOR ME.
I AM BANKING ON YOUR UTMOST HONESTY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS FOR THIS WHOLE
TRANSACTION TO SUCCEED.
I AWAIT YOUR MOST URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS.
MOHAMMED HASSAN
mohammedhassan964@yahoo.com
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