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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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.
- mrbelhaimbinsakuma@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- you can send me mail to my secound e-mail addres: mrbelhaimbinsakuma@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr belhaim Bin Sakuma <bellhaimbinsakuma@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 02:06:45 +0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND PLEASE READ AND REPLY SOON.
*Dear Friend,I'm Mr. Belhaim Bin Sakuma, I made some personal search on
the internet to come up with your name. Please accept my deepest
greetings and permit me to inform you of my desire of going into
business relationship w ith you. Due to my crumbled business here, I
am interested. And have decided to establish a profitable and
viable business as a means of investment abroad. I do not know too well
on how this is goes in your country, so I will need you to help me in this
regard. However, I will be most appreciated if you can come up with any
good business idea. I have USD 12. 800. 000: 00 ( Twelve Million Eight
hundred thousand Us Dollars ) Million United States dollars in my
Possession to invest. Tell me more about your country and your kind of
commerce. I will be expecting your eagerness and your interest in my
suggestion to enable us go into details. You can send me mail to my secound
E-mail addres: mrbelhaimbinsakuma@gmail.com
<https://mail.google.com/mail/h/f1r6rzrbj5k/?&v cs=wh&to¾lhaimbinsakuma@gmail.com>Best
Regards,Mr. B. B. Sakuma.*
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