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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: Jeanne Kaar <biaobankabidjan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: henrykaar2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 12:57:58 -0700
Subject: From henry kaar
From henry kaar
Dear Sir
Greetings in name of the almighty God
My Name is Henry Kaar Sergio the only child of Mr.Alfred Sergio from the
Northern State of Mexico in North America,In brief, my father was an Oil
merchant and a contractor in Peru and Mexico for so many years before he
met his untimely death, I know message might sound strange to you but i am
only telling the story of my life as a young man i am only 19 years and
will turn 20 years next year
I left mexico when i was only 7 years with my mother who is from Republic
of Ghana in West Africa. We have been living here happily until this
darkest moment when my mother fall seek and was admitted in a hospital.
It was on her dying bed that she handed me over agreement receipt of the
Sum of 5.5 Million USD which she said i inherited
from my late father and this money was deposited under a vault in the Vault
department of the bank in Mexico.
I have tried to make contact with this bank they ask me to put up a claim
over this fund as the next of kin. I tried to do so but the distance and
the financial incapability have restricted me to my inheritance. I am just
suffering here in Africa.Please i need your help to assist me stand as my
foreign partner and secure the release of the money into your account. We
will discuss in details as i will give you all the detailed information you
will require to carry out this transaction. I
have no body to help me i decided to seek for a foreign assistance as i
want to leave and start a new life in your
country.
Please get back to me so that we can proceed
Waiting to hear from you
Henry
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