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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 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.
- drsimonfg@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: 1000020000@mail.gov.ua
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 03:50:54 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Greetings!
Greetings!
Dr. Simon F. George, is my name. I work in a Bank in Benin Republic, and=
used to personally handle transactions of Mr. Ali Omar, a citizen of Egy=
pt.
Mr. Ali died on the 5th of February, 2012 from injuries he sustained at
Cairo's Tahrir Square in the wake of the protest that toppled Mubarak's
government 3 years ago. Before his death Ali lived in Benin Republic and=
was a Contractor with Benin Energy dept. He has USS4.3M in a fixed accou=
nt
with the bank with no other beneficiary. Now i write to seek your consen=
t
to present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to th=
e
late Mr. Ali. Let me know if I can work with you.
Dr. Simon F. George,
PLEASE CONTACT ME BACK ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ( drsimonfg@gmail.com )
PLEASE CONTACT ME BACK ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ( drsimonfg@gmail.com )
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