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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- drgaryedward999@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Gary Edward <garyedward999@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:33:37 +0100
Subject: hello my good friend
hello my good friend
I know that my correspondence to you may appear as a surprise to you since
we have not meet or communicate before but I have taking the measure to
contact you on this regards to see if we can keep to ourselves by giving
ourselves a step of trial.
However, it's just my urgent need for foreign associate that leads me to
you for this mutual benefit able transaction if we can keep to us. I am a
banker by profession from Ghana and currently holding the post of Director
of Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank.
I discovered a left over sum of ($22 million). These sum was on the name of
our deceased customer Late president Maummar Gaddafi of Libya and this
account was left with no next of kin so know of his family members is aware
of the existing of this account.
I am inviting you for a business dealing with my position in the bank here
we can claim these funds then share within us in the ratio of 50/50 as a
brotherhood. This deal is 100% risk free as far as we can keep the
confidentiality of it to ourselves and I will make sure that every
moralities that will carry us along perfectly is worked out.
If you are interested on this proposal, further details on how to proceed
to the next stage to archive this aim will be forwarded to you as soon as I
receive your respond along with the following information's.If you intend
to help me carryout this humanitarian project please send your reply to my
personal email drgaryedward999@hotmail.com, God bless you.
1.NAME IN FULL:..........................................
2.ADDRESS:...............................................
3.NATIONALITY:...........................................
4.AGE:...................................................
5.SEX....................................................
6.OCCUPATION:............................................
7.PRIVATE PHONE NO.......................................
8.AN ID OF YOURS:........................................
I will be expecting hearing from you urgently.
Regards.
Dr Gary Edward
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