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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.
- 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.
- sylvimungo@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Aisha Bint Mungo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <missaishayaman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 19:23:41 -0000
Subject: Please pray for my quick recovery.
May Almighty God touch your heart to receive me as your sister.
My name is Mrs. Aisha Bint Mungo, the last wife of Late His Royal Highness King Zongo Mungo 11. Presently I am passing through a deadly decease which I will discuss with you in future, other wives of my husband and their children have abandoned me with members of our kingdom just because my husband is late and I'm sick. I'm no longer recognized in this palace any more. Now I have decided that strangers and helpless people should be my brothers, sisters and friends and I will share my blessings and hidden treasures with them before i die. Since people around me have abandoned me so they will not share from my wealth and blessings.
I need God to send to me a comforter who will make me happy and show me that I still belong to this world. Somebody who will ask me about the condition of my health, make me happy for one minute for me to know that somebody still loves and care about me, that's just my prayer for now which I believe you can do it for me.
I want to know if you have a vision or interest to set up a charitable foundation where motherless baby and helpless people can be gathered and take proper care of. If you have such passion for helpless people and you are ready to help them please contact me on my direct private e-mail: sylvimungo@yahoo.co.jp for more discussion because I have the fund to set up a charitable foundation in my husband's name to support the helpless people. I have decided not to make my late husband's secret bank account available to our royal palace so the fund will be used to support helpless people since i may not survive this deadly sickness.
Please pray for my quick recovery.
Mrs.Aisha Bint Mungo
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