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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "sandrajohnson930@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: sandra rain <elizazzy@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sandra rain <sandrajohnson930@ymail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:39:37 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Peace be unto you
Important Message For You
Peace be unto you
How are you? I am Mrs sandra
rain an ageing widow suffering from throat cancer am now confined to a
nursing home. I have some inherited fund from my late loving husband
late , The amount of 9Million 500 thousand Dollars Nine Million Five
Hundred thousand Dollars which he deposited with Bank and I need a
good honest God fearing person who will use these funds for God's work
in charity. I want this fund to go for charity work because I have no
child to inherit the fund, 5% for any expenses that may occur in this
transaction 15% out of the total fund will be for your compensation for
doing this work of God. Please if you would be willing to carry out the
philantropic project to the glory of God kindly reply to
sandrajohnson930@ymail.com For more information thanks and God bless
you
.Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.sandra rain
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