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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Dr Pan Yue <drmilindbhusari@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <panyue5@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 20:35:31 +0000
Subject: Re:Thanks for your Update..
Dear Sir,
Complements of the season to you and yours.
My name is Pan Yue. I am a director with the Ministry of Environmental Protection in The People's Republic of China and a senior member of our reputable party; The Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I am also the chairman of a five man committee in charge of Contract Awards and Payment Approvals set up to look into contracts previously executed. I wish to solicit your partnership in a mutually beneficial project running into millions of Dollars.
Fuller details and documentations will be made available to you once you indicate your interest to conclude this project with me.
I await your prompt response.
Best regards.
Pan Yue.
panyue5@yandex.com
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