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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Patricia <patricia_bb@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: patricia_amourp@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:52:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PRISE DE CONTACT
Bonjour,
Je me norme Madame Mariana Tinirau je vie en Polynésie Française,
J’ai 6.500 millions d'euros qui ont été laissé pour moi au nom de mon défunt mari avant sa mort survenue en Mars 2011,lors du conflit politique de la cote d'ivoire que je croix fermement que vous êtes au courant de sa.Les fonds ce trouvent dans une Grande BANQUE Abidjan (cote d'ivoire).
Je demande votre permission et l'aide pour transférer ce fonds dans votre pays afin que je puisse venir dans votre pays pour les investissements,
J'ai accepté de vous offrir 20% de la somme totale de votre désir d'aider et de 10% pour toutes les dépenses que vous pourriez subir. S'il vous plaît répondez-moi immédiatement dès que vous recevez ce mail pour plus de détails.
Mes meilleures salutations.
Madame Mariana Tinirau
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