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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 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.
- julietmusa399@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Juliet Musa <julietmusa399@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 01:00:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Ol=C3=A1?=
Olá,
Como você está e como é seu trabalho espero que tudo está se movendo fine.i
procurar parceiro honesto e eu conhecê-lo e foi interessante e
atraente, então eu cair por saber que este era, eu gostaria de saber
mais sobre você. se você não se importaria que você pode responder meu e-mail. (julietmusa399@yahoo.com)
i vontade
ser muito feliz em ler seus e-mails com todo o prazer. vai ser bom para
conhecê-lo e também ler de você. faça honrar meu convite para que
podemos trocar nossas fotos e talvez tornar-se sócio.
Lembre-se a distância não importa o que importa é o amor que nós compartilhamos com o outro.
i esperar para ouvir de você em breve.
Considera a senhorita Julieta
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Hello,
How are you and how is your work hope all is moving fine.i
seek for honest partner and i meet you and it was interesting and
attractive then i drop by to know who this was, i will like to know
more about you. if you wouldn't mind you can reply my mail.(julietmusa399@yahoo.com)
i will
be very glad to read your mail with all pleasure. it will be nice to
meet you and also read from you. please do honor my invitation so that
we can exchange our pictures and maybe become partner.
Remember the distance does not matter what matters is the love we share with each other.
i wait to hear from you soon.
Regards Miss Juliet
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