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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.
- rashidakamal26@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Rashida kamal" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Rashidakamal26@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:04:47 +0100
Subject: Assalam Alykum.
Assalam Alykum..
it is good communicating with you my name is Miss Rashida kamal .from Libya I stay in Ghana here for some for safety of my life becuase of my late fathers brothers.Briefly my late father cocoa farm has been seized because of I have no one to manage it and to pay off the bills he has owned since he died,
And there are other deposited things which I have to tell you if you show interest in standing for me
as a good person,
meanwhile if you could be the one I will like to come over to your country after removing it to invest and look for a good man to live my life with, I do not want to further much words till my offer is been accepted, am sorry writing you this way without knowing you so well.all these are my late father instructions to the security company were he deposited items in my name that I should look for a good foreign investor or husband to stand by me. here is my address in-case you want to contact me .Rashidakamal26@gmail.com. May Allah use you in help me out and you will surely get your own percentage ,
Regards Rashida
Assalam Alykum
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