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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Hennaui & Nadia Alfaleh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hennnadi_invest@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 21:03:01 -0800
Subject: FROM NADIA & HENNAUI - URGENT
Dear Friend,
Compliments of the season to you and your family!
We are Hennaui & Nadia Alfaleh, the son and daughter of late Alferai Al-Aleem ALFALEH of Syria Republic a GOLD and Oil MERCHANT. I and my sister just escaped SYRIAN POLITICAL/CIVIL war. We HAVE A BUSINESS PORTFOLIO FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. MY LATE FATHER WHO WAS A VICTIM OF THE ONGOING CIVIL WAR LEFT US A HERITAGE OF USD58M STASHED IN A SECURITY VAULT AND WE NEED A FUND MANAGER TO SECURE THE FUNDS FOR INVESTMENT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO DO BUSINESS WITH US, THEN CONTACT US WITH YOUR FULL DETAIL AS BELOW. If you are interested in GOLD BARS We also have some quantity in stock in a security vault of a miner company more details will be given upon your interest.
NAMES...................................................................
ADDRESS...............................................................
PHONE...................................................................
COUNTRY...............................................................
OCCUPATION/PROFESSION.......................................
AGE......................................................
SEX.......................................................
NOTE: Our late father wants us to get a FUND MANAGER or TRUSTEE to manage on our behalf.
We shall anticipate your kind response to this mail.
Truly Yours
Mr. Hennaui ALFALEH
&
Miss Nadia ALFALEH
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