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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "sitirohanisalleh@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "sitirohanisalleh@yandex.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: "Mrs.siti rohani salleh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sitirohanisalleh@yandex.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:35:30 +0200
Subject: URGENT FUND TRANSFER
Dear Sir/Madam
I am sorry to bug your privacy. My name is Siti Rohani Salleh, I am
the wife to late Abu Talib Yadin who happens to be a government
contractor, trader and a politician. My husband was divisional
treasurer of trade and contractors of the Malaysian Indian Congress in
Perak state. He was brutally murdered by opposing members of his party
for his straightforwardness and accountability though the government
claimed that it was a robbery attack but everybody know it was
assassination by some people in government. I was lucky to stand this
gruesome murder on the night of Saturday, 15th September 2012 but they
still stabbed me on my abdomen but I was lucky to escape. I was rush
to the hospital by some neighbors and eventually the same assassin
still came to the hospital in Malaysia just to take my life but
eventually they miss their access to my ward. So I had to instruct our
account manager to transfer our money to South Africa where I had to
run and seek asylum/refugee. Presently I am in the government
hospital.
Please copy link below and read more about the incident where my
husband was murdered on 12th September 2012.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=nation&file=/2012/9/15/nation/12034249
I write you to seek your assistance in the security of US$5.5million
Deposited by me with a SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK before I seek
refugee/asylum here. The South African reserve bank will allow you go
on their online banking to transfer the funds. I am the only one with
direct access and information of this deposit. I decided to seek help
knowing that My days are numbered having received a call from the
Reserve bank that they will turn the deposit to its government
treasury if I fail to present a representative for the claim. I seek
your assistance to be made the Administrator to this inheritance since
I have no relative or children. I intend to introduce you to the
director of the bank whom I deem very competent to guide you through
this claim process. Please get back to me for more information on this
inheritance. I was lead by the Almighty to send this mail to you after
serious thought of all emails I saw on the internet. Please treat this
seriously. I have all documents of deposit of this fund to prove.
I hope to hear from you soonest before I go. Thank you. send your
reply to me so that we can finalize this transfer within 3 days, I
have all documentation to back up this claim, this is my email
address: sitirohanisalleh@yandex.com
Mrs.Siti Rohani Salleh.
Reply me to: sitirohanisalleh@yandex.com
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