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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- kojokochember@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "BARRISTER: KHALID ALBUDOOR" <jinekinvestmentltd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kojokochember@Safe-mail.net
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 17:04:52 +0100
Subject: AWAIT YOUR RESPOND
Dear,Friend
After knowing- brief about you and how educated you are so i decided
to bring this transaction to your desk.
my name is Mr KHALID ALBUDOOR, I am a lawyer from United Arab Emirates
Dubai, can you receive
the transfer of (80.580,000.00 Million USD ) eighty million five
hundred and eighty thousand us dollars) into your personal bank
account ? This money belongs to my deceased client Emil Dema who died
in an automobile accident in my country. and i know you will be able
to work with me, so get back to me after reading my mail to enable
know tell you the information that will be needed from you and also
for you to know more about my client so that i can be able to transfer
all the information to you and the document at my desk.
And i hope we will do well and also have a good relationship after
meeting of ours.
BEST WISHES
BARRISTER: KHALID ALBUDOOR.
ADRESS:Dubai Convention Tower
9th Floor
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai,
Email:kojokochember@Safe-mail.net
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