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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.
- rosebella.martin@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Rose Bella MARIN <acmozzecane@alice.it>
Reply-To: rosebella.martin@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 05:09:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Rendons grace a Dieu
Salut bien aimé,
Acceptez et tolérez mon intrusion peu décente dans votre messagerie.Je
ne pourrai pas faire autrement pour m'exprimer et partager avec vous ce
que j'ai de si important sur le cœur.Lorsque parfois l'on se sent dans
le désespoir avec du dégoût à la vie,il vaut mieux se confier Ã
quelqu'un et espérer qu'un miracle Divin et la providence peuvent nous
arriver.C'est ce que je vous souhaite autant qu'à moi même espérant que
vous avez comme moi un grand cœur ouvert et plein d’affection.
Je suis ROSE BELLA MARTIN née 21 Février 1964 à Yonne en France. Je
sollicite votre aide pour aider les diminues du monde avec un don de
(Deux Millions Vingt Cinque Milles Euros) 2.025.000€ Euros. J'attends
votre réponse enfin de vous donnez plus d'éclaircissement sur ma
proposition et pour que vous puissiez savoir plus sur moi .Que la paix
de Dieu qui surpasse toute intelligence soit avec votre esprit et votre
cœur.Contactez-moi directement à mon mail : rosebella.martin@yahoo.fr
Merci
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