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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: "Edris Manziel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edrismanziel@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:49:04 -0700
Subject: urgent proposal
Dear sir/ma,
It's my pleasure writing you this business proposal with a view that you will accept my request and give me a positive respond since
time is important. I am the Payment officer controlling the whole of African zones for Euro-multimedia Lottery awards.
I hereby notify you that there is this won prize of (TEN MILLION EUROS) that is about to be returned to the company as unclaimed
funds. All I want you to do is to stand as the winner of the won prize money in question and claim this won prize money, as i will
back you up as the winner over here.Remenber that the sharing formular will be 60% for you while 40% for me when the money gets to
your bank account in your country.Reply if interested in this deal through my email box.
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