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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:
- "million 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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- okhady1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Khady Ouattara <aprayersdater@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: okhady1@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 10:51:57 +0100
Subject: I AM
I AM KHADY OUATTARA, 16 YRS OLD, I HAVE A LITTLE BROTHER WHO IS 10 YEAR
OLD. WE ARE LIVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE.
OUR PARENTS WAS A VICTIM OF CIVIL WAR THAT OCCUR 2010 HERE IN ABIDJAN.
BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR PARENTS, OUR PARENTS HAS A FUND OF USD $ 35 MILLION
DOLLARS THAT IS IN ONE OF THE BANK IN GREECE, WHICH WAS OUR PARENTS SECRET
BANK IN GREECE. AND WITH A GOLD OF 85KG KILOGRAM THAT IS HERE IN ABIDJAN IN
ONE OF THE BANK WHO HAS THE CLUE OF HOLDING THE 85KG OF GOLD TILL WE
PROVIDE AN HELPER.
WE HAVE TRY TIME AFTER TIME TO CONTACT THE BANK IN GREECE TO TRANSFER OUR
PARENTS FUND BACK TO US BUT THE BANK REFUSES BECAUSE OF THE CLAUSES WHICH
STATED THAT THE FUND CAN NOT BE TRANSFER BACK TO COTE D'IVOIRE BUT TO OTHER
PART OF THE WORLD.
THE BANK IS READY TO TRANSFER THE FUND TO ANYONE WE PRESENT TO THE BANK AS
OUR SPONSOR PERSON WHO IS WILLING TO HELP US OUT. AND WE ARE READY TO OFFER
30% OF THE FUND AND GOLD TO YOU IF YOU HELP US RETRIEVE BOTH THE FUND AND
THE GOLD.
IF YOU WANT MORE DETAIL THEN WE CAN PUT YOU IN CONTACT WITH THE BANK IN
GREECE AND WE CAN GIVE YOU ALL THE DOCUMENTS CERTIFICATE OF THE FUND IN THE
BANK IN GREECE.
WE WAIT FOR YOU URGENT RESPOND, ON THIS EMAIL: OKHADY1@HOTMAIL.COM
KHADY AND MUSA OUATTARA
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