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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: "Daouda Doumbia" <enprrolos@juno.com>
Reply-To: enprrolos@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 08:39:54 -0500
Subject: Reply Back
Greeting,
I know that this is not the right platform to contact you in a project of this magnitude because of fraud and scams all over the internet. But I am proposing this business to you because I know that it’s a good opportunity for you to manage the investment of 800 Million USD in any profitable business ventures and make 40% of the 800 Million USD which I have been contacted by some retired military Arab men from Libya in North Africa who brought the money out of Libya to Accra – Republic of Ghana in West Africa to represent them as their agent and help them to look for a competent / capable partner who will be interested to share the money with them. They are looking for a partner who will help them to get the money out of the nation of Ghana and invest it in any good profit yielding business and as I am an agent, I shall be having 10% from your side after the business as my Finders / Agent Fee.
The Libyans are retired military personnel during the time of Col. Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi. They need somebody who will be capable to handle the investment of the 800 Million USD for them secretly until the money will be safely secured into the banking system so that they will entrust the 800 Million USD under the persons care as the money are presently stored in 8 (eight) wooden pallets cargos containing 4 boxes each and declared /registered as crystals & precious stones at the Accra International Airport Cargo Warehouse awaiting onward re-exportation to your preferred destination and country.
The Libyan will need to meet you personally in Accra – Ghana to know you personally, have meeting with you and sign partnership agreement with you to secure the funds for them and invest it and also go with you to Accra International Airport Cargo warehouse to see the money before the shipment. The purpose of your coming to Accra is for them to know you and discuss the best way to handle the project.
If you are interested in this project, please give me your full Name, Your address and also your Mobile phone number to enable us contact you. Sorry, I cannot give you more details about me or the Libyans until I receive your positive response for security reasons.
Expecting your urgent responds.
Daouda Doumbia
Accra Ghana
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