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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: <info24@Alice252.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <www.alicewaltoncharity@mailbox.sk>
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 00:54:52 +0530
Subject: DONATION FOR YOU!

Hi,

My name is Alice Walton, a philanthropist from Walton Family Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the world. I believe strongly in â€˜giving while living.â€™ I had one idea that never changed in my mind â€” that you should use your wealth to help people and I have decided to secretly give USD 1.1Million to randomly selected individuals worldwide. On receipt of this email, you should count yourself as the lucky individual. Your email address was chosen online while searching at random. Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience, so I know your email address is valid.

To facilitate the disbursement process of the funds valued at One Million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars[$1,100, 000 USD] which have been donated solely to you, please send me the below information before proceeding with remitting the sum of One Million One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars [$1,100, 000 USD] to you:

Your full names.................
Your contact home address................
Your telephone number...............
Your occupation ......................

I am hoping that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously. I ask you to do what you can to alleviate the level of poverty in your region and also try to enhance the standard of living of as many people as you can and see the joy and happiness of giving. Do make sure you provide me with your complete information below so I forward it to my selected payout bank for disbursement.

Email me at: www.alicewaltoncharity@mailbox.sk

Visit the web page to know more about me: ( www.bornrich.com/alice-walton.html ) or you can google me ( Alice Walton ).

Regards,
Alice Walton

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