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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: Miss Stella Byard <avi@post.sk>
Reply-To: stellabayard@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 21:25:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: willing to help
Hello beloved One
I am Miss Stella Bayard, from Syria I contact you to assist me to invest my inheritance in your country on your behalf also to stand as my foreign investor and my trustee to transfer the sum of $2.5M USD. I want you to help me and move this fund under your care to your country and also for you to guide me and invest this money on good Project in your country because of my Age.
after the fund transfer on your behalf i will start making arrangement to join you soon for the investment. also i will like to continue my education over to your country. if you can represent my interest or if there is any lucrative Business in your area of specialization to enable me details you well about this.
Sincerely Yours
Miss Stella Bayard
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