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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:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- 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.
- dr.grigoredaniela@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Collaboration <chua@shinyeh.com.tw>
Reply-To: <dr.grigoredaniela@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 18:18:54 +0000
Subject: Funding Financing 2015
Dearest Friend
My name is Dr. Grigore Daniela R, I need your urgent assistance in transferring huge partnership funding into your account abroad as a partner investment funds, in which after the funds been transferred into your bank account information you will advice on the areas we will be investing this funds into; I will wait for your urgent reply for further details in this respect.
Thank you in advance for your urgent reply for more explanation kindly contact me now with below email address:dr.grigoredanielagrigore@yandex.com or dr.grigoredaniela@gmail.com.
I Look Forward of your reply assp.
Regards.
From:Dr.Grigore Daniela R.
Can You Handle This With The Fear Of God!
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