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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.
- emmanuelwifred63@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: victor@ens.cablered.com.mx
Reply-To: emmanuelwifred63@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:39:46 -0500
Subject: product needed
ATTN: Dear
I will like to introduce you to a business that can give us profits in a
short term without fail...My boss want to come to your country to buy some
chemical for animal drugs and we can get this chemical only in your
Country. I will give you the contact of the local dealer in your country,
so that you can buy from them and sell to my boss at a very high price.The
local dealer is selling the chemical at the rate of 4,800, dollars and my
boss will buy it from you at the rate of 9,900 dollars per 4 liter Can.
And yourself and myself will share the profits you will make from my boss.
If you are interested I will forward the full contact of my boss to you ,
so that you can contact him for more discussion regarding the business and
I will still give you the contact of the local dealer in your country. You
can contact me through my personal mail emmanuelwifred63@yahoo.com
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