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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: montee <sadafmonteee2012@voila.fr>
Reply-To: sadafmonte@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:53:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Urgent respond From Miss. Sadaf
Urgent respond From Miss. Sadaf
Assistance enquiry of Investment .
Hello
, It's my pleasure to meet you with this letter , Am Miss . Sadaf
Monte . I contact
you for assistance help in a capital investment under a
safety place of your choice. My late father Eng . Monte had six million
five hundred thousand United State Dollars USD ($6,500,000.00) a
deposited
fund for foreign investment in Eurozone before his death ,
He
planned to invest this money in a real estate management before he died
,This year i decided to look for a God fearing person that will help me
invest this money without any problem in your country. I don't know how
you may feel with this letter? But i beg you in the name of God to
accept this proposal in a good faith because their is economic crisis in
eurozone now that is why i decided to contact you with this email if
you can help me to invest this fund.
Please am honorably seeking
your assistance
in the following ways (1)To serve as a guardian &trustee of this
fund (2) To
make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit in your country. I Am ready to
pay you 10% as your commission from the total amount to you if you can
help me to
manage this money and another 15% as annual interest to you especially
for
securing the money for me in a good business which you will have
absolute control until i'm true with my study.
I await your soonest response for more details.
Respectfully
Miss. Sadaf Monte
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