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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 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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- 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.
- fatimaah545@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Fatima Ahmed <careers@plusproperties.com.lb>
Reply-To: <fatimaah545@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 13:52:29 +0530
Subject: Hello my dear
Hello my dear,
I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart asking for your help urgently to recover my funds in India. My name is Fatima Ahmed, medical doctor working with Syria army. Presently in a sick bed recovering from injuries sustained in a recent bomb blast in the camp. I got your contact email while searching for a trustworthy person who will understand my present conditions and come to my rescue here. I have passed through pains and sorrowful moment since the death of my husband and my only son in a bomb blast last year in Damascus Syria, Since then I have been living my life in pain and sorrow.
After the death of my husband and my only son last year I send $4.5million dollars to India, planning to relocate and start a new live in India but the government of Syria seized my international passport because they have bound all military staffs from traveling out of Syria because of our services in the ongoing war crisis in Syria.
Since then the funds has been dormant in reserve bank of India. I am seeking for your partnership to transfer the funds to your bank account because I received a letter from the bank that the government of India are now tracing all hidden deposits in the bank, that the auditors will be arriving any time next month and all unclaimed funds will be transferred to they government account.
Please I need your help to present you as my partner to receive the funds from reserve bank of India.
I promise to compensate you with $1million dollars for your help. If you are interested to partner with me kindly send your full details information to enable file application with the bank to transfer the funds to your bank account immediately.
Please reply with the following details;
Your full name:
Age:
Occupation:
Address:
Phone number:
Bank name:
Bank address:
Account name:
Account Number:
Account type:
IFSC:
Please send the needed information to my private email ( fatimaah545@gmail.com ) for me to file application with the bank to transfer the funds to your bank account as my partner.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation and remain blessed with your family.
Regards,
Dr. Fatima Ahmed.
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