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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:
- "million 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)
- 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.
- amichia.furstina@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Amichia Furstina" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amichia.furstina@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 23:41:19 -0200
Subject: Read and reply back
Hola, querido,
Soy señora evangelista Johanna Williams de Kuwait estoy casada sin hijos durante once años y estoy muy enfermo de cáncer desde hace siete años que los médicos me dieron ninguna posibilidad de supervivencia después de la muerte de la muerte de mi marido me he decidido donar 4,5 millones dólares Estadounidenses a usted para la caridad y por menos privilegiada todo lo que necesito es que me prometas que usted actúe en consecuencia como yo instruyo estaré esperando su respuesta para darle más directivas escríbeme aquí tan pronto como puedas
Olá querida,
Eu sou deputada evangelista Johanna Williams a partir de Kuwait eu sou casado sem filhos por onze anos e estou muito doente com câncer há sete anos que os médicos me deram nenhuma chance de sobrevivência após a morte a morte do meu marido eu decidi doar 4,5 milhões dólares dos Estados Unidos para você para a caridade e para menos privilegiada tudo que eu preciso é que você me prometa que você vai agir em conformidade como eu instruí Eu estarei esperando por sua resposta a dar-lhe mais directivas me escrever aqui o mais rápido que puder
Hello Dear,
I am mrs evangelis Johanna Williams from Kuwait I am married with no kids for eleven years and I am very sick with cancer for seven years that the doctors gave me no chance of survival after death the death of my husband i have decided to donate 4.5 million united states dollars to you for charity and for less priviledged all I need is that you promise me that you will act accordingly as I instruct
I will be waiting for your response to give you more directives write me here as soon as you can
amichia.furstina@yahoo.com
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