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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.
- mrsbarleys02@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Peter Mike" <atmard99@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsbarleys02@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 19:19:44 +0100
Subject: Greetings Dearest In The Lord
Greetings Dearest In The Lord
I am Mrs.Barley Sonia, an estate developer.I have been diagnose of
cancer of the lungs by my doctors since 2014.But the reason why I am
contacting you is that for the last three months my situation have
been getting worse day by day and this have made me taken this
decision which I think is the best ever decision that I have taken in
my entire life which I am about to let you know.
I decided to donate my estate of $12.5Million to any individual or
organization who is willing to use it for the benefit of the poor and
less privileged in society.I have to say all my live I have never been
married due to an encounter I had with my uncle concerning raping me
has made me to be afraid of the male counterparts hence my decision
not to marry hence my inability of having no child of my own to
inherit this estate of mine.Please let me know if you are interested.
Contact me with this mail ( mrsbarleys02@hotmail.com ) for more
details and directives on this specified Email: (
mrsbarleys02@hotmail.com )
you can send me SMS Tel:0022968377897
Best Regards
Mrs.Barley Sonia
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