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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 message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- ajamoureen@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "offie-1919@o2.pl" <offie-1919@o2.pl>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 20:51:00 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Contact Her.
Hello Dear,
I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred with the assistance of another partner.I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to help despite it failed somehow.I am in Uruguay for investment projects.Now contact my secretary for your compensation on your past efforts.
Her name is Mrs Moureen Ajah on her email address,(ajamoureen@yahoo.fr) ask her to send you the total $2.8 Million (Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) bank draft that i left for you.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.So feel free to get in touched with the secretary Mrs Moureen Ajah and instruct her where to send the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share joy together after a long suffering.Remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf,So feel free to contact her now to enable her send your money to you without any delay.
My regards.
Martins Boni.
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