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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.
- catherinekoroma58@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: catherine koroma <joyykoroma3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: catherinekoroma58@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 04:41:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello!
Hello!
I looked through your profile and decided to write you a message to inform you that i am interesting in knowing more about you. I'm sure that you are very intelligent and nice person.It would be great to learn more about you! I'm sure we can find something in common and begin a long and beautiful story.I'm looking only for serious relationship, I'm tired of been heart broken and dishonesty of men.Please if you are also interested in developing a relationship with me, don't border to write me mail here because i may not see it just send it to my private email address(catherinekoroma58@yahoo.com). That will be easier for me to reply you quickly! with my picture at least for you to see what i look like, though i am not photogenic.I expect to read your mail at my private box soon.
Regards
Miss catherinekoroma58@yahoo.com
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