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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.
- 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.
- binababiker28@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Bina Babiker <peterkwameowusu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: binababiker28@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 20:40:25 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear
Hello Dear
It is nice to meet you here today. Please I need your help and
assistance, just take me as your daughter, friend and child please.
The war that happened recently in South Sudan caused by Rebels Made me
to lose my family and my daddy who has worked in the oil and Gas
Company as the marketing director for many years.
The war and his death made me now to become a refugee, please stand
for me as my guardian and Trustee over my late father’s fund deposit
in A private security vault, please I need your help.
Please email [ binababiker28@gmail.com ] let us discuss on how to
invest the Fund in your country and my coming to live there.
Yours
Miss Bina Babiker
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