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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 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.
- 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.
- ducarose@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mme DUCA ROSE <favatello.giuseppe@alice.it>
Reply-To: ducarose@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:23:41 +0100 (CET)
Subject: repond moi s'il te plait
Bonjour
Je me nomme Mme Duca Rose , chrétienne.
J'ai dû vous contacter de la sorte parce que je souhaite me libérer d'un
fardeau qui me tient le plus à cœur. En effet, j'ai le cœur serin vu que je
suis touchée par une maladie qui ne cesse de dégrader ma vie depuis près de
un an. Selon le Docteur la Boule de sang qui s'est installée dans le
cerveau est à un niveau très avancé et donc toute intervention
chirurgicale serait un échec à l'avance. J'ai peur que le reste de
mon argent environ près de (10.000.000 Euros) soient
un gâchis après mon décès. Cette fortune mieux servir ailleurs
et faire profiter d'autres personnes qui en sont le plus
dans le besoin plutôt que dans les soins qui ne font qu'en
réalité ruiner ma vie. Je vous prie donc d'accepter cette offre
que je veux mettre gracieusement à votre disposition pour
aider les démunis, construire des centre d'aide, des orphelinats,
des hôpitaux et église, si vous êtes d'accord j'attends
donc votre réponse à mon message sur mon
mail privé : ducarose@yahoo.fr
Veuillez prier pour moi car je suis dans une situation critique.
Veuve Rose Duca
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