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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "sabeen.aram1@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Sabeen Mansour" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sabeen.aram@live.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:32:22 -0800
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,
My name is Mrs Sabeen Aram Mansour from Al-Harrah Al-Sanayamayn District in Syria and also a muslim woman. My Late husband was killed in Aleppo in his commercial business area.
I write this to see if you can help me to keep this money with you for my Kids as most of our houses in Aleppo is destroyed. I am not sure if I can survive but incase anything happens to me I will like you to keep for my kids $7.5million incase i did not survive.
My kids names is Karim, Amira and Fatima. But my husband Mr. Ahmad Suliman Mansour was shot when he announced his resignation.What you are to do is take 30% of this money and keep the rest for my Kids in case I did not make it. If you accept to help me please tell me and reply me quickly.
As my fellow human being consider Syrian people on this civil war condition. If you accept helping me email me back because I can't answer a phone call now because no network at bab al salaam area, blocked by the government. I will be happy if you accept to stand as my family investment manager to claim the money my husband deposited in the bank in London before his death.
I will tell you the money location in the next email I will send you both my home address in case if I did not survive this condition here in Syria. Reply to me in my private email: (sabeen.aram1@live.com). Reply me my respected brother if you agree to help me because i will give you 30% ok.i swear to Allah taala.
You can still watch the videos from this link
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCMvOGhJaFI)
Allah Hafiz.
Mrs. Sabeen Aram Mansour.
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