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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: ala.melkumyan@gmx.com
Reply-To: info@taiyaubank.com
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:01:39 -0800
Subject: Still no response yet
Hello,
Compliments and good day to you and your family.
I write you this mail as a reminder once more having waited patiently
for your response to my initial contact with you through snail mail.
However since i assume you did not get it i want to use this medium even th=
ough
it might not be the best form of communication in matters like this due to =
the
ever growing disbelief and illicit scams and fraud associated with it, i
seem to have no choice than to make use of it, coupled with the fact that
it might be just perfect due to the ability to redeem time.
Without wasting much of your time i want to bring you into a business
venture which i think should be of interest and concern to you, since it has
to do with a perceived family member of yours However i need to
be sure that you must have received this communication so i will not divulge
much information about it until i get a response from you.
I have however for your perusal included the proof of funds and A/C balance
to the email for your records.
Kindly respond back to me.
Regards,
Ala.
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