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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- haniyaabdulazziz@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: contact@MBIBS.NET
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:06:31 -0000
Subject: Our Consignment Funds
Dear Sir or Madam
How are you? Hope you are fine.
My name is Mrs Haniya A A; P.A to Director of Oil and gas industry in
Tripoli Libya before the fall of Gaddafi Government. Am contacting you
to assist us receive and invest on real estate our behalf the sum of
US$9,500,000.00 (Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) this fund was deposited in secrete Consignment with security
company in Europe were my director is currently on Asylum.
We got the funds from Crude Oil deal in Libya; we successfully moved the
consignment to Europe with assistance of international Red Cross.
Under the new asylum status we are not allowed and can’t have such
deposited fund in our name and will not be allow making use of such money
and therefore need your assistance to move the fund out.
All I requires from you is your honesty and maximum co-operation which
this deal deserves and the consignment will be delivered to your address
in safest ways, after we can meet you.
Please if you are serious to keep secrete and handle the deal, you will
have 40% and 60% us. And we shall introduce more business after we
complete this first deal.
This message is secrete and confidential
Though I would like to hold back certain information for security reasons
as my Director want me to be handling everything due to his popularity and
status in the country for now until all is completed. When the deal is
completed my director is arranging for us to meet you.
For security I have to abbreviate my name.
Reply only on my private Email: haniyaabdulazziz@gmail.com
(Thanks You) As-Salaam-Alaikum
Mrs Haniya A A
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