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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 united state 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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- changyeng@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: chang yeng <changyyeng@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: changyyeng@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:32:01 +0000
Subject: Attn: Sir/Madam
Attn: Sir/Madam
My name is Chan Yeng Zaare the wife of Rashid Zaare.who was the
personal adviser to President Bashar AL- Assad of embattled president
of Syria.
I was privileged to be involved in depositing the sum of
$28.5million United state dollars, in a prime finance institution
which i will disclose to you in due curse. which my late husband
safe from his precious stone business in Thailand but meet his death
on his way back to Syria at the hit of war between the Government and
rebel troops. of which the war is still going on in Syria now
Against this background of President Bashar AL- Assad, i am seeking
your indulgence to respond to this mail indicating if you are capable
and wiling to partner with me on his behalf in the investment of
Twenty Eight Million Five hundred thousand united state Dollars, in a
covert expedient and confidential manner.
Please you can read from the BBC/ CNN News or any other News
You will be entitled to some percentage to be agreed upon as we
progress. Do contact me on this my direct email:
changyeng@rocketmail.com for easy and confidential discussion and
your details as follows;Pl as a matter of urgent, i cannot be reach on
Phone but try to send email.
Your Full Name:
Your Complete Address:
Country:
Mobile Number:
Sex/Age/Marital Status:
Occupation:
Thanks
Chan Yeng
changyeng@rocketmail.com
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