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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.
- lawson.chigoziri@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "LAWSON ASSOCIATES®" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lawson.chigoziri@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:37:21 +0530
Subject: RESPECTED SIR/MADAM
BIAFRAN MARKET ROAD
BANJU CAPITAL CITY
GAMBIA
MR LAWSON CHIGOZIRI
TO WHOM IT MAY INTEREST OF MY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROPOSAL REQUEST
I AM 36YRS OLD SEEKING FOR PARTNERSHIP FOR INVESTMENT. MY FATHER DIED AS A RESULT OF FEDERAL COURT ACCUSATION OF FUND EMBEZZLEMENT 14YRS AGO MY FAMILY ATTORNEY BASING IN SOUTH AFRICA AND HIS OFFICE IN GHANA ACCRA. MY FAMILY LAWYER IS THE ONE IN POSITION OF MY FAMILY FUND AND DOCUMENT. THIS FUND HAS BEEN LODGE IN GLOBAL SECURITY BANK SOUTH AFRICA.
THE REASON OF ME SEEKING TO INVEST OUT OF MY COUNTRY IS BECAUSE, THE GAMBIA GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY SEIZED MANY OF MY FATHER'S AND FAMILY ACCESS SINCE THE DEATH OF LATE CHIEF, MY FATHER . SO WE DON'T WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO SEIZE ANY OF OUR FUTURE INVESTMENT THAT IS WHY MY FAMILY LAWYER AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAS DICIDED AND AGREED TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUT FOR SECURITY REASONS.
WE WANT TO INVEST IN A GROWING ECONOMY COUNTRY WITH A POTENTIAL OF TECHNOLOGY MORE ESPECIALLY ASIAN COUNTRIES.
WE NEED A PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS AN EXPERIENCE OF INVESTMENT/ALREADY REGISTERD COMPANY TO PARTNER WITH.
WE NEED A CAPABLE HAND IN PARTNERSHIP WHO IS CAPABLE OF HANDLING AN INVESTMENT OF HUGE AMOUNT.
INTERESTED PERSON SHOULD CONTACT ME.
ALL RESPONSE SHOULD BE ADDRESS TO ME WITH THE DETAIL AS FOLLOW: MR LAWSON CHIGOZIRI VIA E-MAIL: INFO@LAWSONCHIGOZIRI.TK
lawson.chigoziri@yahoo.com
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