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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:
- "million 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 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.
- luckymenkwa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: WORK FORCE <workforce34@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 06:00:06 -0700
Subject: FINE
Hello friend,
Our main reason of contacting you at this moment is that we want to build or buy modern crude Oil refinery in any part of the world
We can buy land and build or we can buy existing one anywhere outside
Africa, we will make you or your company our foreign technical partner with some percentage shareholding if you agree to partnership with us.
We have mapped out ($600 Million Dollars) Six Hundred Million Dollars for this project.
This amount is coming by means of CONTRACT PURCHASE FUNDS which we will explain to you what we meant by CONTRACT PURCHASE FUNDS for immediate implementation of this project when you reply us
Please, if you are not competent to handle this project with us, kindly connect us to capable person or company that can handle it together with us promptly and accordingly.
Try to reply us as soon as you received this mail through our group private email Address: luckymenkwa@yahoo.com for further details and how to achieve this life time project with you or your company promptly.
We hope to hear from you ASAP.
Regards
Lucky Menkwa
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