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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:
- "million pounds" (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 "dying widow" 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.
- susanekuma25@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: susane kuma <susanekuma25@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 09:11:09 +0000
Subject: Hi,Good Day
I am Mrs.susane kuma
from Ivory coast I am married to Late Archdeacon.paul of blessed
memory who was a well known Gold dealer from ivory coast to London for
through
out his life before he died in the year 2005. We where married for 11 years
without a child.Before his sudden death we where both born again Christian
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of two.Million Pounds (£
2.000.000.00 GBP) in a fix deposit account with one of the banks here in
using my name as the beneficiary since we could not bear a child,
Presently this money is still with the bank and i am very
sick from cancer of the lug despite the fibroid and tumour which denied me a
child when my husband was alive as a result i may not last till the next two
months according to my doctor report so i want to donate to a church
organisation or individual who will use it to work for God and i have chose
you after making several praying consultations.I want this money to be
sheared among the next privileged since i do not have a child to inherit it
and my late husband relatives are all Non-believers and i don't want my
husbands heard earn money to be used by unbelievers since I am sure that
they will not utilize the money in the way I have directed to.
Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I know that after death I
will be with God the most holy and the most merciful. It is a very important
confidential massage that i will like to tell you more about it so get in
touch with me so that i can fully detail you what i choose you for and as
well give you a little knowledge on how to achieve it. Any delay in your
respond will give me room to seek for another church organisation or
individual for this same purpose.
my dreams lay hugely on your shoulders
susanekuma25@gmail.com
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