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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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Houmani Marwan" <rosemarydavis01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Houmani Marwan" <houmanimarwan@yahoo.gr>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 22:58:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Child of God,
Dear Child of God,Â
Based on
your good profile, I want you to solicit help in fulfilling my wish
to help charity poor needy in your country, I am Mrs. Houmani Marwan.
My
aim of writing you this letter is because I want you to stand as
beneficiary to the sum of my three Million Euros (€3.000.000.00) I
don’t have any biological child of my own who will inherit this money
neither do I have any adopted child My relatives and friends have
plundered so much of my wealth since my illness and I cannot live with
the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them anymore.
if I receive your reply, I will give you more details thanks.Â
Expecting to your message soonest Sincerely
Mrs. Houmani Marwan.
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