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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.
- hamzamohammed1951@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- me urgently through my private email adresses ( hamzamohammed1951@hotmail.com ) or mralitarhoun22@mynet.com ) so that we will discuss (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: HAMZA MOHAMMED <ascolwfirm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hamzamohammed1951@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 15:53:08 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir/ Madam, Attention To Your Kind Person INVESTMENT PROJECT
Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am Hamza Mohammed Tarhouni, from Tripoli, But presently I'm here in
Burkina Faso. Please I'm consulting you for my personal investment
plan which I would like to discuss with you and know the possibility
of how we can co-operate and work together to carry it out as business
partner; which I believe it will be beneficial to both parties if
handled with honesty.
If you have idea of any business in your country where we can
investthe sum of USD$22.5Million, kindly reply me urgently through my
private email adresses ( hamzamohammed1951@hotmail.com ) OR
mralitarhoun22@mynet.com ) so that we will discuss on how to achieve
this effectively
Telephone +226 66 16 85 81
Yours
Dr Hamza Mohammed
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