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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- precysoltes@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Carlos Careto <ccareto@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 15:05:34 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION
Hello Friend
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from INDIA.
Presently i'm in INDIA for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum .
Meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how . Now
contact my secretary in Republic of Benin his name is ( Pastor Precy
Soltes ) through his e-mail :precysoltes@gmail.com ask him to send
you the total of US$ 800.000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand Us Dollars
Only) 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.free and get
intouched with my secretary Pastor Precy Soltes and instruct him where
to send the amount to you . He will send you the funds through
International ATM MASTER CARD From my Bank .
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’m very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the 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 intouch with him Pastor Precy Soltes , he will send
the amount to you without any delay ok .
Feel free Contact
Pastor Precy Soltes Email = precysoltes@gmail.com
Sincerely
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