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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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 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.
- mariamkarim97@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mariam Karim mariamkarim97@hotmail.com" <teonor@sibmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:54:23 +0700 (+07)
Subject: Hello dear
Dear i am writing this message to you with tears and sorrow for what the
Syria bloody civil war has cost me in my life, dear my parents was among
the victim on the US Airstrik that happened in the last three months ago
my parents was among the dead victims in that incident.
I will intruduce myself my name is miss Mariam Karim the only dauther of
my late parents Mr.Karim Hazan Gafar he was an oil dealer in Syria before
this incident happen i was in the school before i came back the bad
incident has happen.
Dear i want you to help me to transfer the fund which i inherited from my
late father the sum of ($12.6 Million us dollars) into your own bank
account there in your country so that i can come over there to join you
and countinue my studies, please i want to go out from this bloody civil
war country Syria.
Dear i have the necessary documents that back up the fund in the bank were
my late father deposited the fund which he used my names as the next of
kin as his only child.
Dear i will be waiting for your respond so that i can give you more
details for us to proceed.
Please contact me with this my private email address
(mariamkarim97@hotmail.com )
Yours Sincerely.
Miss Mariam Karim.
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