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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.
- roseafred@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Jeannette Niang <jeannetteniang@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:37:09 +0100
Subject: FROM ROSE
*Dear, *
*Good day to you! By this E-mail, I do sincerely apologise for my intrusion
of your privacy. Your personality motivated me after going through your
profile. I am Gloria kahuba, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Afred Kahuba
from Angola, my father was an **industrialis**t **before his death my
parents was poison to death by my father business associates.*
*Please why I need your assistance is that my late father deposited a (VISA
ATM CARD) that contains the amount of One million Euros (€1.000.000) in a
bank before his death. My late father wanted to use the money in the (VISA
ATM CARD) in your country. why I need your help is that I have contacted
the bank to asked them how they can send me the (VISA ATM CARD) but the
bank told me that the (VISA ATM CARD) was programmed to withdraw the money
in the card in your country. The bank said that my late father instructed
them to program the (VISA ATM CARD) to be use in your country only. this
is why I contacted you to help me so that the bank will send you this
(VISA ATM CARD) that contains the One million Euros (€1.000.000) so that
you can help me to withdraw the money that is in the (VISA ATM CARD) in
your country, then I will come over to meet you in your country to stay
with you then you will invest the money for me in your country If you
can honestly collaborate with me, I am ready to give you 30% of the total
amount at the end of this transaction if you can sincerely assist me. I
want you to know that y once the bank send you the (VISA ATM CARD) that
contains this One million Euros (€1.000.000) I will send you the (PINE
CODE) you will use to withdraw the money in the (VISA ATM CARD) In any
bank in your country without any problem.*
* Please I want to know that there is no risk that is involve with this
(VISA ATM CARD) it belongs to my late Father. I have the photo of the
(VISA ATM CARD) and all the documents that prove that the (VISA ATM
CARD) belongs to my late father which I will send to you. Once I get your
reply I will give you the contact of the bank for you to contact them and
the bank will explain to you how they will send you the (VISA ATM CARD)
in your country. **Please you can equally reach me via my private email:
roseafred@yahoo.com <roseafred@yahoo.com>*
* Waiting to hear from you soon.*
*Rose Kahuba*
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