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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.
Fraud email example:
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Amitie_sinc=E9re?= <amitiesincere@msn.com>
Reply-To: mmecantalmaria@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:27:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: looking for investor/partnership & supplier
Dear,
I Like to use this opportunity to inform you of my intention of going into long term business relationship with you. my name is Cantal Maria from Canada married to Angolesse. My late husband handed a ministerial post before his death. Since he died i have been very sick with throat cancer. I have spent three years on a hospital bed no improvement and all this years my adopted son by name Jacob Dubio has been beside me. He has grown into a man so i have decided to let him work towards his dreams of becoming an international business man this is why i have contacted you to assist him to invest the funds which his father deposited in a bank for him. He has contacted the bank and they are demanding him to provide a foreigner that can receive the funds abroad as his foreign partner this is why i am pleading to you to take him as your son or brother and assist him receive this funds in your account and invest it and run joint venture with him. He is 25 years
old and has no knowlege of business so i want you to help him as your own brother because the doctors says i have not more than two months to live so please find a place in your heart to help him and invest this funds amounted to $9.500.000.00 I shall be very happy if you do this for me i have decided to reward you with %20 of the total sum for your noble assistance and as his partner for life.I hope to hear from you if you are wiling to help him. After the transfer get him the necessary documents for him to join you.
May the good lord bless you for your help.
Mrs Cantal.
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