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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- moramaeze@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "moramaeze@yahoo.com" <moramaeze7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: moramaeze@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 04:01:49 -0700
Subject: LOVE NOT HATE don't miss it!!!
Dear good pal,
How are you and everybody around you hoping fine thanks to Almighty God.
Really am worried because I am not executing my great vision which lead me
into search for a virgin opportunity that are capable of winning the race
of richest men in world, and dream for this reason I come to know your
email contact as I am searching for lucky person. It becomes necessary that
I should demand your assistance so that my dreams do not die. My proposal
to you remains a virgin business opportunity. I am not a scam, because he
that scams do not love but hate and hate gather only rusted rich. It is
only a great fool that scam. The word of God illustrate to me that he that
scam hate himself and hate also all that will eat out of the scam loot. I
want to execute this grand project together with you. It is a project that
will bring life meaningful again to highly populate black African people.
It is a project you finance with three hundred thousand USA dollars in one
year you will balance a profit of six million USA dollars after discount of
40% from its present price. That price is high as a result of lack of
knowledge on how to farm snail. Only little poor children hunt snails in
the farms. It is a difficult to hunt snail because it search for food only
in the night. So it is difficult to gather enough snails for all eaters.
That is the reason it is expensive in the market but it can serve only.001%
of eaters. People see snail in the market only to know at it and swallow
saliva. You know before you can invest a huge amount of hundred thousand
USA dollar in any kind of business there must be trust and guaranty. I will
provide such a guaranty.
If you are interested notify me.MAKE SURE YOU DEAL WITH THIS NAME ORAMAEZE
MAXWELL AND THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER +2348166437682 ONLY IN ANYTHING THAT
CONCERNING THIS PROJECT.ANY TRANSACTION WITHOUT IT I CANNOT BEAR THE RISK
AT LAST. Please do not leak out my strategic even if you are not
interested. CONTACT ME ALWAYS ONLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL moramaeze@yahoo.com
Thanks
Best regard
Maxwell Oramaeze mobile+2348166437682
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