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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.
- jessicahosley@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: jemalhosley.goldblader@blader.com
Reply-To: jessicahosley@usa.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:39:48 +1100
Subject: fedsystem/goldagent
GreetingsI am Jesmine 'JESSICA' raised by Hosley the gold blader, a late Bahrain-American Gold merchant with the Invest bank, U.A.E www.investbank.ae and former Gold agent at treasury dept of the Federal Reserve bank of New York ,FED SYSTEM.
I seek for an immediate capable investor and a sincere business person who will recover and outline an investment plan with a willed benefited secured fund...Confidentially, I have got your contact information through companies cyber directory.Can you guarantee your loyalty and integrity ? please advise me with assurance to be sincere and credible with interest to ensure the recovery of the fund and proceed with an immediate investment security.After you confirm your interest, I will provide you with more information and proves of legitimacy with my right to the fund as willed to me in confidence... henceforth, you will not consider this a SCAM. Â
I have wrote this letter from the direct mail box of late Jemal Hosley to confirm my credibility and integrity that the fund is genuine and legal.
I recommend a direct contact with: jessicahosley@usa.com   Â
SincerelyJESSICA HOSLEY
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