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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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 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.
- rosinarich02@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- mother. i will be expecting your kind response here ( rosinarich02@yahoo.fr ). once i receive your reply i will give you the further (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Rosina Richard <rosinarichard1@daum.net>
Reply-To: Rosina Richard <rosinarich1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 05:33:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello my dear,
Hello my dear,
I am Miss Rosina Richard 20 years old. I was adopted from a Motherless babies home by an Israeli missionary woman in the person of late sister Elizabeth Richard who came to my country for missionary work. She deposited a huge of USD10.5M left for her by her husband late Mr. Johnson Richard in a bank here in my favor as her next of kin.
I solicit for your kind assistance to retrieve and relocate the funds to your custody in your country for investment project. My priority for now is not even the investment of the funds but the continuation of my study that was disrupted due to the sudden demise of my mother.
I will be expecting your kind response here ( rosinarich02@yahoo.fr ). Once I receive your reply I will give you the further details concerning the funds deposit and directives on how to effect the transfer to your nominated bank account.
May God bless you as you response to my cry for help.
Yours Sincerely,
Rosina Richard.
Please reply me here ( rosinarich1@yahoo.com ).
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