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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.
- nouranabdul2012@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Nouran Abdul" <nouranabdul2012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nouran_abdul@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:37:04 -0000
Subject: From Miss Nouran Abdul
Dear Sir,
Good day,i am Miss Nouran Abdul from Aleppo Syria.i am writing you from
London United Kingdom where I have been taking refuge after the brutal war
and murder of my parents by the rebels during the renewed fighting in our
country.
Because of the war my late Father sold all his company and took me to UK
England where he do Golds business and he deposited this
amount(US$6,150,000.00 Million US Dollar)in the bank here in UK England
and i have visited the Bank and provide all the document which my Late
father use deposit the money.the bank management told me that i should
provide the foreign partner who will stand on my behalf this is the
agreement bank with my Late father do when he deposit the fund with the
bank.
Please, I got your profile from this site help me enable the bank transfer
this money to your account for investment?so i can also relocate to your
country to further my study and you will help me invest this money in any
lucrative business over there in your country.
I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum for your help. Please,
Kindly contact me on more details i will also give you information where
he deposited raw Golds which he buy from Ghana government the Gold was
deposit in security company i have all the document with me.
please you should promise me that you will not betrayed me when you
receive all this in your country because i don't have any family again
this the only hope of my life.
Contact me through this email address:nouranabdul2012@gmail.com
Best Regards
Miss Nouran Abdul
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