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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 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.
- mrs.zannierah@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. " <mrs.zannierah50911@comcast.net>
Reply-To: mrs.zannierah@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:01:58 +0800
Subject: Salam
Assalammuailaikum,
Saya ingin merpenalkan diri saya terlebih dahulu. Nama saya Puan Zannierah Binti Moksin from Malaysia. Untuk makluman saya penghidap kanser di tahap yang serius. Dan doktor telah mengesahkan bahawa saya tidak akan dapat bertahan hidup lebih lama. Dengan murah hati nya saya ingin mendermakan segala yang saya miliki dan ini adalah keinginan yang saya dan arwah suami saya telah rancang sebelum ini. Memandangkan kami tiada di kurniakan cahaya mata.
Dengan murah hati nya dan keikhlasan hati saya dan arwah suami saya. Dan saya percaya allah maha mengetahui niat saya ini. Dengan ini, saya menghulurkan atau menyumbangkan sejumlah wang sebanyak(Dua Juta Paun) kepada anda. Dalam memudahkan semua urusan antara saya dan anda, saya akan meminta peguam saya menyediakan segala dokumen yang berkenaan. Dan dengan izin allah semua urusan akan berjalan dengan lebih lancar, dan pindah hak milik di antara kita tidak akan bermasalah. Semoga allah memberkati segala kerjasama dari anda dan gunakan lah pemberian saya ini dengan bijaksana.
Salam,
Puan Zannierah Binti Moksin.
Reply to: mrs.zannierah@hotmail.com
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