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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.
- fuzhongjun@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Fu Zhongjun" <rezzato@pizzerialinus.it>
Reply-To: fuzhongjun@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 04:05:36 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION ON MY PROPOSAL
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I need a foreign partner for a mutual business proposal ,which relates
to the transfer of a large sum of money to a foreign account,as the
recipient of the funds. Everything about this transaction will be done
legally without any bridge of financial authority both in my Country
and yours .I will indulge you to observe utmost discretion in all
matters relating to this issue. If you are interested, please reply
back via my private email address written below, I will give you more
information about myself with the financial institution I represented
and actual amounts involves regarding the project as soon as I receive
your positive response.
Private Email:fuzhongjun@yahoo.com.hk
Friendly greeting
Executive Director.
China Bank.
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