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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- This email message is a orphan 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.
- noraedward1991@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Nora Edward <noraedward1991@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 01:32:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello Dear
>From Miss Nora Edward
P/s mail: noraedward1991@yahoo.com
Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am Miss Nora Edward the only daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Edward. My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in Lome, the economic capital of Togo he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discus on a business deal.
When my mother died, my father took me special because I was his only daughter and motherless. Before the death of my father in a private hospital here in Lome. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $6.500.000 ( Six Million Five Hundred United State Of America Dollars) left in a suspense account in a prime Bank here in Lome, that he used my name as his only daughter as the next of kin in deposit of the fund. He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the business they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate management).
I honorably seek for your assistance in the following ways.
(1).To serves as the guardian of this fund since I did not have any idea of any business.
(2.) To assist me provide a Bank account where this money would be transferred to.
(3.) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to continue my education since my late father has advice me to leave the country.
I am willing to offer you 10% of the sum a compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designate account overseas.
I want you to help me not because of the 10 percent I want to offer you but to take me as your adoptive child and take good care of my life. Please save my life. Hope to hear from you soonest
P/s mail: noraedward1991@yahoo.com
Anticipating hearing from you soon.
Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards.
Miss Nora Edward
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