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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Wilson KIMO ORTO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deskhelp01@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 23:19:06 +0300
Subject: SEEKING FOR INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
Hello Friend,
My name is Mr. WILSON KIMO ORTO the general Manager of NEW KUSH EXPLORATION & MINING (NKEM) in SOUTH SUDAN, our company produce Gold and Diamond . I have deal of US$18M we can do together and you will have 35% of the money. You will only stands as our Foreigner business partner and put claims for the money from the bank where the money was deposited and once the money gets to your account I will come over and meet you for sharing / investment. If you are interested respond by swift with all your information's such as your full contact address, phone, fax, occupation. It is 100% risk free but requires confidentiality.
Best Regards
Mr. Wilson KIMO ORTO
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