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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 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.
- risadonatus08@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Risa Donatus <risadonatus08@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:37:01 -0500
Subject: HELLO
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Hello Am Risa Donatus , i saw your profile today and became interested
in
you, I would like to know more, and want you to send an email to my
email
so I can give you my picture for you know who I am. Here is my email
address (
risadonatus08@yahoo.com) I believe we can move from here. I am waiting
for
your reply to my mail does not send on the site. Remember the distance
or
color does not matter but love matters allot in life (
risadonatus08@yahoo.com)
Please contact me direct to my email address for me to send my picture
and
further communications
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