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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.
- 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.
- stefankrauseeb@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: chief mr stefan krause <masterhoteagle@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: stefankrausejm@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:27:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OFFICIAL BUSINESS
(First step in this business you have to know)
You have to know the people you are doing business with
You need to know what this business is all about
You need to know who Stefan Krause you need to know is
Who is Duncan Williams?
First you need to know that this business is all about money transfer
We
have the sum of (1.3billion pounds) to transfer to you
This money is belong to late president Gaddafi president of
Libya
first person in this business is Stefan Krause
Web site WWW.db. Com and Reply now to this mail okay
stefankrauseeb@yahoo.com
Chief Mr. Stefan Krause
Manager of DeutscheBank
we have to TRANSFER this money now or we lose it send me your details now okay thanks bye I WILL GIVE YOU DETAILS AS YOU SAY YES I AM AN OLD MAN I HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR YEARS NOW THIS IS A SECRET BUSINESS YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT KEEP IT SECRET AS WE DO THIS BUSINESS THANKS AND MAY I HEAR FROM YOU NOW HAVE A NICE DAY
BYE
Second person in this business is Duncan Williams
My web site www.oilandgas.com
A business man in London UK an industrialists
I bank with Stefan Krause in Deutsche bank UK
This is a secret business and you have to keep it secret
We want you to help in transfer of this money into your own
Account I bank with Stefan Krause and the money we
Are about to transfer is in UK London so we want you to come
In as third person in this business I hope you will never
regret
It this money came in to this account in the year 2000
And since that time Stefan Krause has been keeping this information until now but we have to transfer this money now that
MR GADDAFI is died so I want you to know that Stefan Krause has all document about this business he told me this a month
Ago so I have to look for some one who can do this business
With us you need to be happy that you have this business
At your doors just send me your email and phone number
I will contact you I will send you the information you need about this business when you are in okay I hope you think about this business is a live time investments you need it thanks and
may
I hear from you I will be happy as you reply to me immediately
Thanks I hope to see you’re immediate
Reply to this mail stefankrauseeb@yahoo.com
third person in this business is you
Stefan Krause told me about this business some months
Ago so I have to look for some one who can do this business
With us you need to be happy that you have this business
At your doors just send me your email and phone number
I will contact you I will send you the information you need about this
business when you are in okay I hope you think about this business is a live time investments you need it thanks and may
I hear from you I will be happy as you reply to me immediately
Thanks I hope to see your immediate
Reply to this mail stefankrauseeb@yahoo.com
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