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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.
- 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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Sarah David <sarahdavid17@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: Sarah David <sd2430940@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:42:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: want to invest in your country
FROM:Mrs. Sarah David
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE
want to
invest in your country
Dear sir,
We are contacting you based on the information we gathered
I
am Mrs. Sarah David 24years with my younger sister . we am in
possession of a large sum of US$4.5 Million in cash which we want to
invest in your country under your care.
This money was inherited from our late father Dr Juhnson David who was the Chief
accountant
of Congo Gold & diamond Mining Corporation during our 8 years civil
War when Major Johnny Paul Koroma was the country's president. This
money is of no criminal origin as it was largely realized from black
market sale of alluvial gold dust during the war.
This money has
been moved and lodged into a security & finance corporation in
Abidjan Ivory Coast through diplomatic channels in one trunk box tagged
family
valuables for security reasons. we now want to move this money abroad
and invest it in profitable
ventures, as the time is now ripe for such move.
We need you assistance in the following areas
1.Firstly
to assist us claim this consignment from the security company as my
late fathers foreign partner and have the money paid into your nominated
account.
2. To assist me invest the money in a profitable business ventures in your country.
3
According to the security company director he said that the
consignmrnt will require the sum of $2500 which will permit them to
deliver the consignment to your country through a diplomatic courrier
service.
For your kind assistance you will get 15% of the total
amount and 5% for any expenses you make, both telephone calls,
fax/emails or any other money spent during the transfer of this fund
into your nominated account.
Upon your response and acceptance to
assist me, we will give you further details concerning this transaction
but you must treat this transaction as highly confidential for my
security reasons.
Best Regards
FROM:Mrs. Sarah David
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