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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a next of kin 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.
- matatadelmar30@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Matata Delmar <matatadelmar01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: matatadelmar30@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 01:34:50 +0000
Subject: Dear Harb,
Dear Harb,
Greeting to you and may the peace of gracious God be with you and your
family, I am Mr. Matata Delmar, Personal attorney to late Engineer.
Ahmed Harb, a national of your country who died as a result of car
accident with his entire family here in my country Republic of Togo in
West Africa and after all investigation even with the relevant embassy
has yielded no results showing that there is no living next of kin and
you bear the same last name with (Late Engineer. Harb) that's why
I am contacting you to put claim on his fund to transfer to your
account for our mutual benefit.
I hereby solicitor for your immediate response and positive committed
efforts to facilitate the fund remittance of total sum of $9.5 Million
United States Dollars, before it get confiscated by the bank.
This fund was left behind with a bank by my late client. And I have
every document to present to the bank for the money to be transfer to
your account in your country upon your positive response to this
covenant; I will make all necessary information known to you.
Contact me at my private email address: (matatadelmar30@hotmail.com)
for more details and further clarifications. Respond to me with your
Telephone number for easier communication.
Tel.....................
You can reach me if you have any question: 0022890291790 / +22890291790
Respectfully
Matata Delmar Esq.
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