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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:
- "million 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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MRS.TAMARACOLE" <mrs.tamarac@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:20:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear; Associate Investor
Dear; Associate Investor
I am Tamara Cole the wife of Mr. Cole who lost his life during the Libyan civil war crises with two of my sons. I am presently here in London UK to secure my life under the United Nation Refuge forum. My husband had a whooping sum of USD$50.million dollars before his death from the crude oil business he did with the Libyan oil and gas independent marketers.
I want your assistant on any magnitude investment with the said money in question for something good to bench on. I have all the legible related documents for the legal back up on the funds. I would love you to contact me to my private yahoo mail in box for us to dialogue in the investment on the said funds.
The details needed from you are, your full name. Your full contact address, your mobile number, present contact address. The above details would be used for the documentation on the said funds as my Beneficiary and partner for any like able investment that could be benched on.
Thanks.
Tamara.Cole
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