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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:
- "million us 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)
- "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.
- 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.
- mr.daniel_afrade@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.Daniel Afrade" <abuzakaria@voila.fr>
Reply-To: "Mr.Daniel Afrade" <mr.daniel_afrade@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:41:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I AM WAITING URGENT FOR YOUR RESPOND
Hello
Iwork with a bank In West Africa , Burkina Faso . I have a business
transactionfor you. In my department we discovered an abandoned sum
of$10.5Million US Dollars .In an account that belongs to one of our
foreigncustomer who died along with his entire family in car bomb in
Iraq.
Sincehis supposed next of kin died along side with him at the Bomb
blast,there is nobody to claim the left overbalance in the account.
Itis therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my
departmentdecided to seek your assistance and present you to the bank
ashis Next of kin. If you accept i would give you the guide lines of
howwe can achieve this transfer of the balance (10.5Million
Dollars)toyour account. And we will shear the money 50-50%.
Iexpect that you will give me your telephone and fax numbers for easy
communicationwith you and for more details. Kindly reply to me with
thismy alternative email address (mr.daniel_afrade@yahoo.com )
BestRegards
Mr.Daniel Afrade
Kindlyreply to  me with this my alternative email  address.
(mr.daniel_afrade@yahoo.com ) I AM WAITING URGENT FOR YOUR RESPOND
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