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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.
- 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.
- jeanbouabremz@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Jean Bouabre <hr.givian@krplubricants.ir>
Reply-To: jeanbouabremz@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2016 20:22:14 +0330
Subject: We Need Your Help.
Dear,
Greetings.
My name is Jean Atoine Bouabre the son of late Mr. Paul Antoine Bohoun
Bouabre who until his recent death in Exile was the former minister of
National Planning of Cote d'Ivoire.
I am from Cote d'Ivoire but presently stays in Mozambique with my
sister. Our Father died last year due to Renal failure at a hospital
in Israel where he was rushed to from Mozambique here where we were
staying in a exile after the fall of the government he served as a
minister.
I got your contact from the international business information center
here in Mozambique and I decide to contact you. My main purpose of
contacting you is to seek your help to transfer some money which my
late father deposited with a bank here in Mozambique to your country
and for you to help me and my sister to come over to your country for
the investment of the money in good business which you shall serve as
the overseer and the continuation of our education.
If you are willing to assist me and my sister as I have proposed, then
reply me at this email address; jeanbouabremz@gmail.com and I will
give you more details and explanations.
I anxiously awaits for your response. God Bless You.
Yours Truly,
Jean Atoine Bouabre.
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