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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:
- "your loan " (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- helmapaul9@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: peter brown <peterarmy35@gmail.com>
Reply-To: helmapaul9@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:53:52 -0700
Subject: Greetings
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Attention Every One!!!
My name is captain brown a citizen of U.S.A. i have been scammed by 2
different Internet international scammed lender, they all promise to
give me a loan after making me pay fees which yield nothing and
amounted to no positive result. i lost my hard earn money and it was a
total of 6,000USD. One today as i was browsing through the internet
with tears on my eyes i came across a testimony of man who was also
scammed and eventually got linked to a legit loan company called Mr
Helma paul Loan Company the C.E.O of {helmapaul9@gmail.com} where he
finally got his loan, so i decided to contact the same loan company
and then told them my story on how i have been scammed by 2 different
lenders who did nothing but to course me more pain. I explain to the
company by mail and all they told me was to cry no more because i will
get my loan in their company and also i have made the right choice of
contacting them. i filled the loan application form and proceeded with
all what was requested of me and here i am today happy because Mr
Helma paul Company {helmapaul9@gmail.com} has given me a Loan so i
made a vow to my self that i will keep testifying on the internet on
how i got my desired loan. Do you need a loan urgently kindly and
quickly contact Mr Helma paul company now for your loan via Email:
{helmapaul9@gmail.com}
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