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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: john harry <johnharry668@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:32:48 -0700
Subject: Very Successful
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred to a Swiss Account with the co-operation
of a new partner from Paraguay who is an international business man.
Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that
it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary her contact is:
Name: Mr. Mohamed Raj
Email: mohamedraj11@outlook.com
Phone: +971524876401
Ask him to send/direct you the total $2.8million which is in his position
on your name (Two Million Eight Hundred
Thousand US Dollars) with the gift items inside it which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts
to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very
much.
So feel free and get in touched with my secretary MR. Mohamed Raj and
instruct him where to send the amount in Cash or
Diplomatic means which i used in securing my then that failed you. Please
do let me know immediately you receive it so that
we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment,
I am very busy here because of the investment
projects which I and my new partner are having at hand.
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to
get in touch with MR. Mohamed Raj and he will send the amount to you
without any delay.
Best Regards.
barr John Harry
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