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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- wj48054@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr.William Jackson" <"wwww."@world.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.William Jackson" <wj48054@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 20:37:15 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GOODNEWS
Dear Sir
I trust all is well with you on your end. My name is William Jackson and I am a broker/agent by profession. I am based in London-UK. My job is to link up investors with entrepreneurs/business owners who are seeking for funds to expand their existing business or develop a new business idea. Recently, I came in contact with a Syrian business man who is seeking ways to move out Cash funds in excess of US$22.5 Million out of Turkey and invest in foreign countries. Due to the political unrest/civil war in Syria, the fund owner with the help of some Syrian diplomats moved the funds out from Syria and brought it into Turkey in Cash form. I am in turkey at the moment.
Presently the fund is deposited with a storage facility in Istanbul-Turkey under a false declaration that the contents of the deposit are hospital equipment’s and classified documents whereas the actual content of the deposit is raw cash of over US$22.5 Million.He is seeking the assistance of a foreigner who can help him move the funds out of Turkey so the person can help him invest the funds in his/her country for a good ROI.
I decided to communicate you believing you are capable of handling this and that we can also make good profit out of it. He is offering 25% of the total funds for the assistance.Let me know if this is of interest to you so I can give you further information's about this.
Best Regards
Mr.William Jackson
Email=wj48054@gmail.com
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