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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: Yasmine Holliday <informatica@impanquehue.cl>
Reply-To: Yasmine Holliday <yasholliday@ymail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 14:17:19 -0400 (CLT)
Subject: Hello
Hello
LOOKING FOR TRUSTED BUSINESS PARTNER
I am Yasmine Holliday Regional Share-dealing Manager Nat-west Stockbrokers United Kingdom, I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extract 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit per annual on each of the Investor's Capital Funds.
I have made over $9.8M from Investor's and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds as Investment Proceeds. which requires serious business-minded person / partners to invest in any good business venture, but most of all, in real estate.
We inform you that this transaction is legitimate and not related to fraudulent activities. As a broker, I have delegated responsibility for the Agreement if need be.
Please confirm your interest by responding to me urgently.
Regards,
Yasmine Holliday.
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