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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.
- hafizbileldiffalah12@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Hafiz Bilel Diffalah <hafizbileldiffalah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hafizbileldiffalah12@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:47:35 -0800
Subject: YOUR PARTNERSHIP
Good Day My Dear
I am Hafiz Bilel Diffalah. My Father Late Bilel Diffalah a Canadian
National was among 17 other persons of different nationalities who
died in a terrorist attack on the 14th of August 2017 in Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso. He worked as a volunteer with the Montreal based Centerµ
for International studies and Co-operation.
On arrival here in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to supervise the movement
of my Fathers corpse cum his belongings back to Montreal, I got in
contact with his friend who informed me of a deposit worth Five
Million, Six Hundred Thousand USD which my Father had deposited in a
bank here.
For confidentiality, I am looking for someone who could be ready to
put him or herself as my late Father s Next of Kin so as to open
communications with the Bank where the funds are and commence the
Legal procedure of claiming the said funds from the Bank here. I am
ready to give 30 percent of the said funds to you on completion of the
transfer of the funds to your Bank Account in your country.
I will be most grateful if you deem it necessary to assist in getting this done.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation in advance. reply to this E-MAIL
(hafizbileldiffalah12@gmail.com)
Friendly Yours,
Hafiz Bilel Diffalah.
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