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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.
- 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.
- grace.chevalier@mail.com (Mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Grace Chevalier" <grace.chevalier01@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: grace.chevalier@mail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 01:21:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Bonjour=?iso-8859-1?Q?=2C_Bien-Aim=E9_en_Christ.?=
Bonjour, Je me nomme Grace CHEVALIER. Néee le 31. /…05 /…1938 originaire
de la France, hospitalisée dans un hôpital ici a Londres suite a une
maladie incurable laquelle mon médecin ma dit si je crois en Dieu je serai
peut être sauvée. Je souffre de la tumeur du cerveau qui se traite depuis
plus de 7 mois aujourd’hui. Je ne comprends plus rien de ma vie. Cela vous
semblera un peu suspect. Je suis veuve et je n'ai pas d'enfant. Je
recherche un âme frère ou âme sœur a qui je peut confié tout mes biens.
Pour qu'il a y aider les orphelins et démunis. J'ai en ce moment une somme
de Treize millions d'Euros (13.000.000€) que j'ai déposée dans une Banque
en Afrique de l'Ouest pour ces projets. C'est un don de Dieu que je vous
fais et sans rien vous demander en retour. Émail : (
grace.chevalier@mail.com)
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