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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "million united states 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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- davidhassan41@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "david hassn" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dh060215@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:06:45 +0530
Subject: HELLO
HELLO...I am MASTER David Hassan, The only SON to the late Dr. Ibrahim Hassan of SUDAN who was a very wealthy Gold and Diamond dealer. Unknown gunmen assassinated my father after his return trip from Europe with my Mother. All the police efforts to track down the assassins of my late Father and mother has not been successful, hence I decided to flee to a neighboring country where I have been since as a refugee-seeking asylum in a refugee camp here in GHANA.
Please I will like you to assist me to retrieve and receive our consignment that contains $5million United States dollars and some quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify. The consignment is presently in LONDON. The consignments get to LONDON through the help of a diplomatic courier agent MR. PETER BAKER. The fact is that MR. PETER BAKER was supposed to have delivered the consignment to a man called Mr. Wayne Richardson in LONDON. Getting to LONDON the diplomat called Mr. Richardson to confirm his address but his wife answered the call and told MR. PETER BAKER that her husband hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some few hours ago. Mr. Wayne Richardson has already paid the demur rages from the security company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to the airport and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE.
MR. PETER BAKER (the diplomat) has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over there in LONDON and called to inform me about what is happening, and told me to look for a new beneficiary to receive the consignment from him. So please I will like you to assist me to receive the consignment from the diplomat in LONDON as my new beneficiary and i will also like to inform you that the diplomat (MR. PETER BAKER) can deliver the consignment to any delivery destination of your choice that you want him to deliver to.
Please do write to my email (davidhassan41@gmail.com) so that i can send you my picture and other documents that was given to me by my late father.
I will appreciate to have you treat me as your SON and wish to come over to your country to continue my education and also live with you. Do get back to me, so that we can discuss about your percentage share for your assistance from the total money in the consignment and also the GOLD and DIAMOND.
REGARD
DAVID HASSAN
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