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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dr.marta2017@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "dr.marta2017@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Marta <e09fei0026g@sepdf.gob.mx>
Reply-To: dr.marta2017@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2018 12:06:19 +0200
Subject:
*Peace and mercy of God be upon you.*
*Please dear, I am Marta Kaczynski, a Poland citizen'' daughter of Mr. Lech
Kaczynski the former polish president who was killed with his wife in a
plane crash on 10th April 2010.*
*Why I am writing you this message to know each other as a Muslim family
and tell you my life story after my late parents were killed and I
converted to Muslim and because I was converted to Muslim my wicked uncle
Mr.Jaroslaw Kaczynski who hate me because of religion Muslim as his
excuse to seized everything I inherited from my late parents and still
put me in house arrest .*
*I just managed send you this mail with tablet laptop which my lawyer
hide and give me to communicate with him and I am writing you this mail to
request your urgent assistance in transferring sum of $7.5 million
us-dollars my late father deposited with my name in UK London before his
death on 10th April 2010 and that's the only money this my wicked uncle is
not aware about .*
*Please I am willing to give you the 35% of my total investment money as
your share for helping me , while 65% will be for me and my two little
daughters .*
*I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I
am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.*
*I pray to God Almighty to help us and we can implement together to achieve
success.*
* If you are interested please contact me on your
email; dr.marta2017@outlook.com <dr.marta2017@outlook.com>*
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