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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:
- 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:
- "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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)
- "aisha243@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "aisha243@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "aisha243@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "produccion" <produccion@urexport.com.uy>
Reply-To: aisha243@foxmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 01:57:36 -0200
Subject: Proposal
My name is Aisha Dantata, I am the daughter of Alhaji Aminu Dantata.
My Father owns one of the biggest oil well here in Nigeria, and My cousin
is the Africa richest man. My family biography you can find in Google.
I am offering you a partnership proposal in a classified monetary
transaction, which involves the need to secretly relocate and secure some
of our family funds concealed in a special escrow dormant holding with a
financial services company in Europe. I am in a very difficult situation
and I must immediately relocate this fund for safety and investments
purposes. The said funds is in the amount of $5.5m(five million, five
hundred thousand u.s dollars).
More details of the transaction will be disclosed to you once you can
assure me that you can be trusted to handle this. Honesty and trust is
what I am in quest
of, so therefore your assurance of confidentiality and trust will be
highly appreciated. For further clarification.
You can only reach me directly
through this email address only: aisha243@foxmail.com
Note:
aisha243@foxmail.com here is my person email you must contact me with if
you
have any interest
You can only write me with this email: aisha243@foxmail.com
I look forward to
your earliest response,
Aisha
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