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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "back to me via my private e-mail" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- 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.
- sgtrobert.cone@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "SGT CONE R." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sgtrobert.cone@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2013 21:32:17 +0530
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND TO MY FIRST MAIL.
Hello Friend,
How are you and your family? Hope all is well. My name is Sgt. Robert Cone, a US citizen currently serving in the military with the army's 3rd infantry division Peace keeping force in Kabul-Afghanistan.
I have some important items that i need to ship to you, I will explain further as soon as i get a response from you and it will please me to intimate you that i found your contact through an address journal.
Kindly revert back to me via my private e-mail id (sgtrobert.cone@yahoo.com)
Regards
Sgt. Robert Cone.
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