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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.
- 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.
- jackclinton89@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Jack Clinton <veronking5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jackclinton89@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:01:09 +0800
Subject: Dear Sir
Dear Sir,
With due maximum respect, I crave your indulgence knowing that this my
proposal will be a surprise to you and I apologize it does not suit your
personal or business ethics. My name is Mr. Jack Clinton, I work as a
senior operation manager with a reputable bank here in my country. In our
current performance of annual audit, I discovered a late customers funds in
my bank worth $9.2M.
I write to seek your co-operation as my foreign partner and your consent to
present you as the beneficiary to my bank since you bear the same name with
the deceased. I am the only one aware of the funds due to my investigations
and there were no beneficiaries stated concerning these funds. I am making
this venture proposal to you in strict confidence.
If you will like to assist me as a partner then indicate your interest
after which we shall both discuss the modalities and the sharing
percentage. All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds
will be revealed to you in due course. If you are not interested, please
also indicate so, so that it will enable me to contact other foreign
partners who might be interested to work with me. I will appreciate if you
could contact me through my direct email address: jackclinton89@gmail.com
A swift acknowledgment of the receipt of this letter and early
establishment of position will be appreciated.
Thanks and God bless you.
Mr. Jack Clinton
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