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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- baristerdaniela@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Barister LaLa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <baristerdaniela@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 21:55:12 -0000
Subject: Business Proposal for UAE Residents
My name is Barister Daniel Lala from Egypt. I am a lawyer by proffesion both for the government & individual defence.
I am writing you this message because i need an Urgent Muslim man from the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
whom we can make a deal together and share the sum of 18 Million dollars of my late Client.
I have a client that died 7months ago in a local flight crash and he had a Trunk box that he deposited in
his name with the Global security company before his death.
My client had planned with the secuity company to fly the Box to his partner in United Arab emirates
for business but Unfortunately he died in a plane crash without anybody knowing that he kept the Box with
the security company. I am his only Lawyer and i am the only person that knows this secret.
I can not archieve this aim alone by having the money to my self after he died. I really need someone
urgent from UAE. We can plan this together and make the company fly the box to you as my late
client's partner.
If you know that you are a citizen of United Arab emirates OR you work and live in UAE.
I am ready to release all the documents and make change of ownership with immediate effect.
We can share the noney 50 50 % if you are ready to do this deal with me please Send me an email
to my personal email below
WRITE ME ONLY TO : baristerdaniela@gmail.com
When i receive your email i will now explain in details for you and any question you want to ask i will answer you.
Thanks,
Barister Daniel Lala.
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