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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Anita Doro <anitadoro02@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: anitadoro1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:22:29 +0200
Subject: Mis saludos queridos.
Mis saludos queridos.
Sé que va a ser una sorpresa para recibir mi correo ya que hemos visto
ni conocido antes. Bueno. Estoy escribiendo este correo a usted con
lágrimas y el dolor de mi corazón. Con el debido respeto y confianza
humanidad. Apelo a ustedes para ejercer un poco de paciencia y leer mi
carta me siento bastante seguro tratar con ustedes en este importante
negocio. Es sólo mi urgente necesidad de socio extranjero que me hizo
contacto con usted para esta transacción. Necesito su ayuda urgente en
la transferencia de cierta cantidad de dinero a su cuenta por un
propósito de inversión en su país o en cualquier parte del mundo que
usted estime conveniente. Te enviaré todos los detalles de esta
transacción tan pronto oigo de ti. También tenga en cuenta que usted
tiene derecho a recibir el 20% de su importe si se compromete a
aceptar mi petición. Responder me vuelvan a por más aclaraciones.
Mejor relación
Srta. Anita Doro
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