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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- shakomb.ahmad@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ahmad Shakombo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shakombo9@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 01:21:32 +0100
Subject: Good Morning
Good Morning to you,
We firstly thank you as you put us in consideration regarding this request.
I am Ahmad M. Shakombo. My younger brother Ibrahim and myself are writing you from a refugee settlement camp here in Republic of Benin.
We are in distress and came here for refugee because our father was killed by some opposition because of politics support of government.
We came from Kenya to this place and have suffered so much. There is assistance we seek from you, but we need your trust and honesty.
The total inheritance our father left in my name (Ahmad Shakombo) is in the amount of $9.2Million (Million, Two Hundred Thousand USA Dollars Only) still where it was deposited, we have sorted legal opinion and was advised to look for a person who is matured and with a good heart and investment experience to assist us to receive the funds which we have the document of the deposit with us for the claims and have it secured for investment purposes.
Please you will also help and guide us on how to come over to your country after this.
Can you help us to secure these funds? Please let us know so we can avail you with details as well as build the relationship necessary to have the necessary trust that is required.
YOU CAN SEND US ON: shakomb.ahmad@gmail.com
Thank you for your kindness.
Ahmad and Ibrahim Shakombo
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