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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- 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.
- dorisstevenson581@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: dorisstevenson581@yahoo.com.au
Date: 17 Jul 2013 07:08:41 -0400
Subject: Interesting article at "Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton"...
Hello Greetings.
please reply me to my private email : (dorisstevenson581@yahoo.com.au)
I am Miss Doris Francisca Stevenson a nationality of Australia but resides in Accra Ghana in west Africa with my father until unfortunately he died in his office while taken cup of coffee,Before this sudden death tragedy which came upon us.
My parents had left some acquired reasonable sum of USD16Million and 50kg of Gold kept here in Accra-GHANA WHICH IS READY TO BE SHIPPED UNDER THE AUTHORIZED LICENSE OF MY LATE FATHER AND ALL I AM SOLICITING IS FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO TRANSPORT THEM OUT SO THAT I CAN RELOCATE TO YOUR COUNTRY AND JOIN YOU FOR MY SAFETY BEFORE THE PEOPLE THAT KILLED MY PARENTS KILL ME BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL AROUND ME, MY FATHER'S DEATH AFTER PROPER INVESTIGATION WAS LINKED TO HAVE CONNECTION WITH HIS RELATIVES AND COPARTNER WORKERS WHO WORKS IN OUR MINING COMPANY ALL BECAUSE THE WANT TO TAKE HIS POSITION.
I am soliciting for your full support and help to receive these funds and gold to a safe custody in your country as my legal trustee and investor of the funds in overseas to avoid the people who killed my parents in Ghana.Attach here is my photo.
GOD BLESS YOU
MISS DORIS FRANCISCA STEVENSON
My email is :dorisstevenson581@yahoo.com.au
Here's the link: http://www.uucantonny.org/archive.php?p_id=113
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