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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- 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.
- gaiswarahmed@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ibrahim" <max@konzesys.com>
Reply-To: zahussanoo3@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 00:26:44 +0800
Subject: COMPENSAT ION 10/05/2016
Salam
I’m sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay though I tried my best to involve
you in the business but God decided the whole situations. Presently I am in Paraguay for
investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn’t forget your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed
us somehow.
Now contactmy secretary in Burkina Faso his name is Mr Gaiswar Ahmed. On is e-mail
address below gaiswarahmed@gmail.com Ask him to send you the total of $450.000.00 which i
kept for your compensation for allthe past efforts and attempts to assist me in this
matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in
touched with my secretary Mr Gaiswar Ahmed . And instruct him where to send the amount to
you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after
all the sufferings at that time.
In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new
partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr
Gaiswar Ahmed. He will send the amount to you without any delay.
Regards,
Mr.Ibrahim Zahid Hussan
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