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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- 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.
- emmanuellagrace84@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: grace emmanuella <graceemmanuella9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <emmanuellagrace84@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 02:17:45 +0000
Subject: Greetings My Dearest In The Lord Jesus
Mrs. grace emmanuella.Greetings My Dearest In The Lord Jesus
I am Mrs. grace emmanuella an ageing widow suffering from long time illness. I am currently admitted in a privet hospital here in LONDON, I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr. Benjamin Michael emmanuella, the sum of GBP £7.800.000 (Seven Million Eight Hundred British Pounds) which he deposited in one of the famous BANK here in LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, meanwhile, I need a very honest and God fearing Christian or an Individual that can use this funds for God's work and 30% out of the total funds will be for your personal use as compensation for doing this work of God. I found your email address from the Internet and decide to contact you. Please if you would be able to use these funds for the God's work kindly reply me. Note: This transaction is %100 percent risk free hence everything will be handled with utmost legality, so get back to me immediately hence any delay to your reply will enable me source for another person. Reply here via my private e-mail (emmanuellagrace84@yahoo.com)
Thanks for your co-operationsYour Sister In The Lord.Mrs. Mrs. grace emmanuella
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