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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.
Fraud email example:
From: "REV.MICHAEL YABOAH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.michaelyeboah@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 13:40:05 -0000
Subject: GREETINGS FROM REV.MICHAEL YEBOAH
Dearly beloved in Christ
My name is Rev. Michael Yeboah . I am prayerfully contacting you even though we not have met or known each before now. I am a Humanitarian who helps Orphanages and refugees children. A young orphan girl inherited 30kilogram of gold dust from his late parents and the we are prayerfully looking for someone who will help us claim the gold dust from the warehouse where the late parents deposited it and buy it or help us to find buyers and sell it to them.
We are ready to give you 30% of the gold or of the total amount that you sell the gold dust as your compensation. I pray that the Almighty God will touch your heart to assist the orphanage girl and I guarantee you that you will not regret any help or investment that you render in this transaction.
I will send you my passport copy and other documents for the gold dust immediately I receive a positive response from you.
We will be expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.
Blessings
Rev.Michael Yeboah
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