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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:
- "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- 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.
- amrarajesh@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: AMRA RAJESH <louissesimonn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amrarajesh@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 19:46:12 -0800
Subject: PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE FROM A YOUNG LADY PLEASE DON'T DELETE IT
Hello Dear ,
I hereby introduce myself to you as Amra Rajesh 30 years old
beautiful lady am Syrian/ Indian my parent are from India but I was
born In Syria .My Late Father was working with Oil and Gas Company In
Syria before the crises in Syria . My father was shot last year from
Syria by unknown Gun man and he was rushed to the hospital before he
finally died at the hospital he told me about is earn money he
deposited with World Diplomatic Clearing And Forwarding Service
(WDCFS) through Diplomat Immunity that the money was transfer by cash
from Syria to United Arab Emirate but the diplomat don’t known the
content of the luggage that is money because he told them is family
valuable properties and he hand over all the related document of the
money to me before he finally died at the hospital .
As I speak to you now am at Suruc, Camp in Turkey in United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) I need your assistant to help
me receive the money in your behalf for my future investment when the
money is in your custody then I will come over there because life here
is very difficult, no good health , food and shelter even we don’t
have access to any communication system like phone or internet . but I
have the opportunity to use internet because one of the staff here in
Suru camp said he like me that is why he give me chance sometimes to
check my message and browse from his office sometimes but not always
the man is trying to make advantage of me because he knew I don’t have
alternative to the extend he wanted to sleep with me but I said no
,since I said no he refuse to give me the chance to browse like before
.
I have been keeping my father money secret to myself according to the
instruction my father gave me before he died that I should keep it
confidential within myself for security reason but I think is time to
say my mind out and see if I can see anyone who can help me receive
this money and that is why am sending you this message if you can help
me receive this money because I don’t know any of my family member in
India if I know I should have trace them because since I was born
never travel out of Syria before until this war brought me here I wait
to hear from you back God Bless you and your family .
Please reply back to my email address : (amrarajesh@gmail.com)
Best Regard
Amra Rajesh
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