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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 states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 of america" (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.
- malvinvanperrie@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dante Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <malvinharrison1960@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:35:54 -0800
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY PLEASE
Good day,
With a heart deep humiliation and persecution am seeking good consolation that I seek to write to you. My name Malvin Perrie
am an Australian and a retired US marine living in Jasper Alabama, (United state of America) i am here with a young lady
phannika Sawasdipol the daughter of Late Maj. Gen.Khattiya Sawasdipol from Thailand but now on exile in USA . Her Late
Father Maj
Gen. Khattiya Sawasdipol was the leader of the Anti- government protesters("The Red Shirts") who was shot and killed on
13th May 2010 when he was granting an interview discussion with the New york times.
Please read story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/world/asia/14thai.html
The Thailand government since then have seized all the companies owned by her late daddy and his partners and also frozen
his bank accounts. I write to seek your assistance in investing the only remaining
Twelve Million United states Dollars(US$12,000,000.00) Her late father deposited in a Bank and we will give you the legal
information and details to you if you agree to work with us.
You are assured that you will have much benefit of 30% of the money if you will assist us in your own best way to secure
this fund. she is the only remaining survival of her family and she ran away for safety and all her documents are seized
in the process, she me me here in the United State and explained every thing to me so i decided to place this advert on the internet. please kindly reply
back to me for more details. you can also reply me via this email address malvinvanperrie@yahoo.com
Please don't allow any one to see this email i sent to you even if you are not interested. I wait to read from you soon.
Best Regards
Malvin Perrie
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