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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "MRS.SHERZANIE RAGHU" <dbarrios.anz@minvih.gob.ve>
Reply-To: "MRS.SHERZANIE RAGHU" <s.raghu010100@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:16:53 -0430 (VET)
Subject: RE: IN SEARCH OF TRUSTEE
Dear Sir/Madam,
How are you and your family?
Please do forgive me for invading your privacy through this medium.Nevertheless, I desire to convey a very important message which in the long run will be conjointly beneficial to you and the less privilege close to you.... My name is Mrs.Sherzanie Raghu, I am the wife to late Mr.Ashok Raghu who happens to be a Government contractor, trader and a politician. My husband was divisional treasurer of trade and contractors of the People's National Congress (PNC) in Guyana. He was brutally murdered by opposing members of his party for his straightforwardness and accountability though the Government claimed that it was a robbery attack but everybody know it was assassination by some people in Government. I was lucky to stand this gruesome murder on the broad day light, but i was shot in the thigh, I was lucky to escape. We were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital by some neighbors and eventually the same assassin still killed my daughter's for communicating with the press and also came to the hospital in Georgetown just to take my life but eventually they missed their access to my ward.
For more confirmation kindly visit below link:
http://www.inewsguyana.com/pike-street-businessman-killed-in-daring-day-light-robbery-wife-survives/
I await your response patiently.
Sent from Windows Mail
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