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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: Mr Rohana and Jarvis Maxwell <info@herbalclub.net>
Reply-To: jarvis_revess@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:48:51 +0300
Subject: Lets Build Trust
Greetings,
My name is Mr Rohana from Lebanon Amry presently in service with the United
Nation working as a doctor.I and my Captain had agreed to transfer the sum of
$19.8M to a trusted person who can handle this amount in good faith
and trust.As
a result Of the crisis in DAMASCUS we can not transfer funds as all banks and
shipping company are closed up.
If you can help us in handling this funds we had agreed to give you
30% from the
total amount with the help of my Captain Jarvis Revess Maxwell Jr.
We shall be waiting for your response if you are interested
Cheers !!!
Mr Rohana
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