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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: "Eng. Hassan Ahmed" <ljacinto@ncomla.com>
Reply-To: <enghassanahmed07@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:37:58 +0700
Subject: Services sector.
Dear
I am Engr. Hassan Ahmed from Syria. I am looking for a possible tie up with a business or individual in your
country so that I can do some investments there as my country's economy has been ravaged by the war.
There is no economic activities going on again in Syria since the Islamic State militants captured the bulk
of the oil fields in Syria when they over ran Deir al-Zor Province few years ago. My company was involved in
Oil Well Services sector. Now I want to get my funds out of Syria to a place that will be conducive for me
to do business as well as been safe for my family to live. Please reply for further explanation.
Best Regards,
Eng. Hassan Ahmed
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