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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.
- markley.stephen48@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Olu Peter <olupeter32@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 17:37:33 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: contact my secretary Mr.Markley Stephen immediately
l DIDN'T FORGET YOUR PAST EFFORT OF TRYING TO HELPING ME.
Dear my good friend,
I am not happy with my secretary because for long now I did not know that you have not
receive the VISA CARD which I keept WITH my secretary for him to send to you but today I
heard that the VISA CARD is still with him and contact him for the VISA CARD which is
under his care for long now I want you to contact my secretary Mr.Markley Stephen with his
Email:ID (markley.stephen48@yahoo.com) phoe number ask him to send you the VISA CARD sum
of($3.5 Million) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United State s Dollars , which I kept
for your compensation. Contact him immediately and reconfirm your full information to avoid
any mistake, I'm very busy here in IRAQ for now please bear with him because I am not
around.
FULLNAME:........
AGE:............
ADDRESS:.........
PHONE:..........
COUNTRY:....
COMPANY:.......
AMOUNT.........
OLU PETER
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