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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:
- "masoni12@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "masoni12@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Spanjaad Trading Limited" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <masoni12@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2015 11:08:39 -0500
Subject: Biz ürünleri
Sayin Bay/Bayan
Benim adim Steve ben ilgileniyorum, ürün nazikçe geri dön bana yer etkinlestirmek için ürün fiyat listesi ve fotograf boyutunu benimle Mason oldugunu bir kez bir porsiyon ihtiyacimiz var, bu konuda hizli ol fazla zamanimiz yok.
Biz alinti ile senin yanit bekliyor ve özellikleri hemen saglamak için siparis yerlestirme ile devam edin.
Lütfen bana ulasin benim is e-posta adres yazmak: masoni12@outlook.com
Anlayisin için tesekkürler.
Saygilarimizla,
Bay Steve Mason
CEO
E-posta: masoni12@outlook.com
Sirket: Spanjaad Trading Limited
Is türü: Dagitici/toptanci
Ülke / Bölge: Amerika Birlesik Devletleri / Dubai, BAE
TEL: 001-915-6266183
FAKS: 001-915-7260288
Adres: 11467 Napolske Ct EL Paso Texas
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