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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- 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.
- revjanis46@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Aron Churchhill" <"######."@space.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Aron Churchhill" <revjanis46@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 07:10:42 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re: Reply Urgently
Thanks for your help,
I'm sorry for late reply but happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner
from Venezuela, though I tried my best to involve you in the business
but God decided the whole situations.
Presently I’m in Venezuela now for investment projects with my own
share of the total sum. Meanwhile I didn't forget your past efforts
and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite the fact
that it failed us somehow.
Now contact my priest in Benin his name is Rev. Janis on his-mail
address (revjanis46@gmail.com ) Ask him to
send you the total sum of five hundred thousand dollar ($500 000.00)
American dollars which I kept for your compensation for all your past
efforts and attempt to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much, so feel free and
get in touch with my priest Rev. Janis and instruct him where to
send the fund to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive the money so that we can
share the joy together after all the sufferings at that time.
In the moment, I am very busy here in Venezuela because of the
investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand,
finally remember that I have forwarded instructions to my priest on
your behalf to receive that fund, and so feel free to get in touch
with him. He will send the money to you without any delay.
Extend my greetings to your family.
Regards
Dr. Aron Churchhill.
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