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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:
- 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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Dumi Farai Nkomo <samatamills3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dumifarai.nk@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 15:16:23 +0200
Subject: Hi
Hi,
Kindly do not feel very offended by my means of communication which is my
only means of communication at my present condition.
My name is Dumisai Farai Nkomo.I got your details from the agricultural and
farm resource center on my
quest of finding business assistance for business deal I am yet to disclose
in
full details to you.
I am the son of Late Vice Pres. John Landa Nkomo who was once the Vice Pres.
Of Zimbabwe who died in Jan 2013 of cancer.
I can not get into much details about my business offer to you because of
security reason and
would like that you respond back to me with your more private email address
so
that I will disclose all information for you to declare your interest.
The business deal involves the secure and investment of over $600 Mil. I am
currently about to travel to south Africa and I hope to get your response
in the earliest possible time and will hopefully reply while in South
Africa and also furnishyou with a telephone number over there in South
Africa which we can use for verbal communication.
Thank you and have a good day
Dumisai Farai Nkomo
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