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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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.
- 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.
- zainabsoumah2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: zainab soumah <zainabsoumah1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:35:57 +0000
Subject: please my dear i really need your help
Dearest
My Name Is zainab Soumah 24 years old 5ft 10 inches Tall, 55kg
weight, black hair and brown eyes.i am from Guinea Conakry
i got married with my husband but now his late Dr Fode Soumah and he was the
personal adviser to our former head of state before he was attacked
and killed with his best friend an European man meanwhile when my
husband was alive he deposited some amount of money in one the leading
bank in Europe dear which he used my name as the next of kin, the
amount in question is $4.7 Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand US
Dollars).So I will like you to help me transfer this money to your own
account over there in your country so that after the transfer has been
made into your account in your country i will come to your country and
start a new
living with you So I will like you to help me transfer this money into
your account like i said and from the total amount you can send some
money for me to
get my traveling documents and air ticket to come over to meet with
you. please and i will iike you to kept this secret to people because
i am afraid of
loosing this money if they gets to know about it. when you reply me i
will give you the information of the bank details for you to contact
them and know the procedure of the transfer the money, just feel free i am with
you i will be happy to hear from you soon i attached my pictures for
you
Have a nice day and think about me. Awaiting to hear from you soonest.
Yours lovely one ,email me at zainabsoumah2@gmail.com
zainab Soumah.
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