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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 orphan 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.
- omosee73@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Miss abiola yemsi <info@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: omosee73@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:54:49 -0400
Subject: urgent
From: Miss abiola yemsi
Email;omosee73@gmail.com
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to
establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I
believe, one has to risk confidence in someone to succeed sometimes in
life.I am 25 years old There is this amount of $10.5 Million United States
Dollar. which my late father deposited with a bank here in nigeria which he wanted to used for his political reason in our Country
before he was assassinated. Now I have decided to invest these money in
your country or any where safe enough outside our country for security and
political reasons.
I want you to send me your detials were this fund will be transferd into so
that as soon as the money gets to your account I will be coming over to
your country to finish my education and also the investment of the money
while you will be the maneger of the investment until I finish my
education.
I will like to invest part of the money into these three investment in your
Country but, if there is any other business that is better than my
suggestion, I will be very glad to follow your advice.
1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel
If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer you 20% Of
the total fund while the balance will be invested by you.
I await your soonest response.
Regards,
Miss abiola yemsi
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