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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- 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.
- gabrellati@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- and gold will be transferred to you :: director email:gabrellati@gmail.com assistant director::hollandgrands@gmail.com i will like (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: sandra rose <rsandra264@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:36:25 +0100
Subject: hi
DEAR GOD'S ELECT.
I am writing this mails to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great
sorrow in my heart and I am
contacting you from my country Ghana I want to tell you this because I
don't have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open
up to you, I married to chief.Akim Moses who worked with Ghana
embassy in Germany for nine years before he died in the year 2005.We
were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief
illness that lasted for only five days. Since his death I decided not
to remarry, When my late husband was alive he deposited a consignment box
valued of US$
14.5m (Fourteen Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) and 75Kilos of Gold
in a Security company here in Accra Ghana the capital city of Ghana in west
Africa
Presently this money is still in Security Company. He made this money
available
for exportation of Gold from Ghana mining.
Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of
seven months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is
my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand you
over this money to take care of the less-privileged people, you will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you
to take 40 Percent of the total money for your personal use While 60%
of the money will go to charity" people in the street and helping the
orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as myy
family member, just to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.
Am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul
because these sicknesses have suffered me so much.
NOW I WILL LIKE YOU TO CONTACT THE SECURITY COMPANY ON HOW THIS CONSIGNMENT
AND GOLD WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOU ::
DIRECTOR EMAIL:gabrellati@gmail.com
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR::hollandgrands@gmail.com
I WILL LIKE YOU TO FIRST CONTACT THE DIRECTOR AND TELL HIM THAT YOU ARE THE
FOREIGN BENEFICIARY AND BUSINESS PARTNER TO MY LATE HUSBAND CHIEF Akim
MOSES,THAT YOU ARE CONTACTING HIM ON HOW THE CONSIGNMENT BOXES WILL BE SEND
TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTry.
1. THE REGISTRATION NO..........................GIL/GH/XXX32/OX
2. THE BATCH NUMBER OF THE BOXES...................GIL/ GH/XXX54/0X
3. SECURITY CODE NUMBER........................ ..SFSS/GH942054/02
4. SERIAL NO............................ .....0043687/EB.
CODE NUMBER....................5273
TRY TO UPDATE ME AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT THE SECURITY COMPANY.
WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU HEAR FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.
YOUR'S SINCERELY
MRS. SANDRA MOSES.
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