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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.
- 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.
- ducarose@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: DUCA ROSE <ducarose@ymail.com>
Reply-To: ducarose@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:02:49 +0200
Subject: repond moi s'il te plait
Bonjour =E0 vous,
Acceptez et tol=E9rez mon intrusion peu d=E9centedans votre messagerie. Je =
ne
pourrai pas faire autrement pour m'exprimer etpartager avec vous ce que j'a=
i
de si important sur le c=9Cur. Je me nommeROSE DUCA d'origine Fran=E7aise.=
Le
v=E9ritable but de mon message de ce jour est quependant ma vie=20
professionnelle,
j=92ai parcourue pas mal de pays en tant quefonctionnaire de Cat=E9gorie A =
pour
les NATIONS UNIES. C=92est dans cette optique quej=92ai laiss=E9 une petite=
fortune
de (10.000.000 EUROS) dans une banque Africainesitu=E9e dans un pays en Afr=
ique
de l=92Ouest .En ce moment-l=E0, j=92=E9tais charg=E9ed=92Ex=E9cution des p=
rogrammes =E0 la
repr=E9sentation des Nations Unies au B=E9nin.Aujourd=92hui, je compte fair=
e
donation de cette fortune car je souffre d=92une tumeurdans la cage thoraci=
que
qui est en phase terminale. Donc je demande =E0DIEU, de rendre votre c=9Cur=
saint
afin de r=E9aliser mes projets avec ce DON.Veuillez m=92=E9crire =E0 cette =
adresse E-
mail :ducarose@yahoo.fr
Cordialement. ROSE DUCA
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