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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: "Mr Cho Nam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rrcho@live.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 16:06:21 -0700
Subject: From. Mr Cho Nam
Date: 03/10/2012.
My name is Mr Cho Nam, operation manager of a security & storage services firm in Tel Aviv Isreal,
I have resolved to contact you through your email based on a very important business deal that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. I have not discussed this business with any body apart from you.
Business Basic Point.
Some time early 2010, the late Libya leader (late Mammaur Gaddafi ) deposited a cash portfolio and 2300 kilograms of gold in our company security vault for safe keeping. I was the person who was assigned to record
the deposit in our company.
Nine days before he was killed by NTC Rebels in Sirte Libya. He instructed me to transfer the deposit (Funds $ Gold) to Algeria where his wife is currently in asylum, but I succeeded to divert the entire deposit on transit
to another security company vault in Europe.
Please, I sincerely seek your indulgence to assist me retrieve this Fund and Gold from the storage company.
Send your information to me if you are interested.
1) Your name in full
2) Your address.
3) Contact telephone number / mobile number.
Please maintain absolute confidentiality on this matter. I await your most prompt response as you contact me through my email address:
Mr Cho Nam
Operation Manager
Security & Storage Company
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