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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- h.sackville.barlow@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: JONATHAN WILLIAMS <info@info.net>
Reply-To: <h.sackville.barlow@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:25:24 +0000
Subject: CAN WE PARTNER TOGETHER
Hello Dear.
I am Mr. Jonathan Williams, I wish to Engage your partnership in a
business relationship. I'm a seasoned Banker with Malaysia HSBC Bank. As
well an account officer to a Deceased customer of Our Bank. we Lost this
customer in the Tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra
Indonesia His account of $25.5 million with us have been Unclaimed due to
Unavailability of Next of Kin/Relatives to claim his Estate I seek your
Cooperation to Stand As the Next of Kin to enable Us claim the Inheritance
before the period given by Bank elapse.i need an assistance if your
interested, kindly write back to me, and i will give you the full details
of it. call me or email me.
Best Regards,
Jonathan.
+60109662126
h.sackville.barlow@gmail.com
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