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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "denise35yao@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "denise35yao@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Denise Yao <deniseyao35@live.fr>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 09:53:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Name is Denise
Hello My Partner,
I am Denise Yao working in a prime banking institution here in Cote D Ivoire, I have a business worth $31.5M USD for you to handle with me. Email (denise35yao@qq.com) for more details of the business. This message is 100% legitimate and if you find this message incorrectly classified as spam or junk, kindly redirect to your inbox and please contact me as soon as possible
Yours Truly
Denise Yao
N.B: This email is not monitored. please email at (denise35yao@qq.com)
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