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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: "Capt. Philip Morgan" <phlipmorgan276@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cpt.philipmorgan@aim.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:35:58 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Requesting For Your Assistance!!
Hello friend,
I hope my email meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. My name is
Capt.Philip Morgan. I am in the Engineering military unit here in
Kuwait,we have some amount of funds that we want to move out of the
country.
My partners and I need a good partner someone we can trust. It is oil money
and legal.
The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds get to you,
you take your 30% out and keep our own 70%. Your own part of this deal is to
find a safe place where the funds can be sent to. Our own part is sending it
to you. These funds were gotten from a soaring oil revenue and contract award
If you are interested I will furnish you with more details.
Sincerely,
Capt.Philip Morgan.
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