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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Lina Khater <lkhater76@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 02:49:00 -0700
Subject: I will appreciate your response
Hello Sir,
My name is Ms Lina Jafet. I am 17 years old and I am from
Tripoli in Libya. But now I am living under protection in Ghana after i
escaped
the war in my country.
My father was killed along side with my mother during the war
and their properties in the Tripoli were totally destroyed by rebels.
However,
after their death I managed to escape with very important files of my
father.He had the sum of $1.200,000.00 (one million two hundred thousand
U.S dollars only). This amount of US dollars was deposited by my late
father in a bank in London.
I will need your friendship and trust to start live again and put our
horrible past behind us. Please do not think this is scam from internet.
I plan to come to your country to start a new life.
Yours truly,
Lina Jafet
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