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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: "Dr. Waleed Bu Hamra" <no-reply@drivethrustuff.com>
Reply-To: Dr.waleed@1email.eu
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 22:40:01 -0500
Subject: ***INVESTMENT INVITATION***
I am Dr. Waleed Bu Hamra, former director of Kuwait Oil Company.
May i seek your indulgence to write you for a genuine business partnership call?
I want to invest in your country and also have a joint business with you in your country, so i want to know if you can be of interest to go into lucrative business partnership with me.
if possible, please get back to me soon as possible for us to weigh possibilities of going into partnership with you.
Thank you as i am Looking forward to hearing from you soonest.
Best regards
Dr. Waleed Bu Hamra
KOC Head Quarters
Kuwait Oil Company (K.O.C.)
P.O. Box 9758 Ahmadi
61008 Ahmadi, Kuwait
www.kockw.com/pages/About%20KOC/Directors.aspx
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