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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.
- ibrahimgado@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Worry investissement" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahimgado@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 08:54:08 -0700
Subject: PROPOSITION D'INVESTISSEMENT
Bonjour Mesdames, Monsieur,Cher Partenaires,
Je me nome Mr GADO Ibrahim résidant au Togo plus précisément a Lome .
Cest suite a mes recherches personnelles de personne responsable sérieuse et confiant dôtée dune bonne moralité que je viens découvrir votre contact.
En effet jai porté assistance a une grande personnalité de la sous région qui nest quun grand homme politique réfugié présentement au Ghana dan la plus grande discrétion.
Ce dernier dont je représente son confident détient une important somme évaluée Cent - Vingt millions de dollars ( 120.000.000 US )
quil aimerait investir dans votre pays , ou hors de son pays et du Ghana et le Togo dans des secteurs dactivités génératrices de revenues comme construction dHôtel 5 étoiles , HLM ( Habitations a loyer modérés ) commerce général dans votre pays ,etc.
Par ailleurs le dit partenaire est tenu de se rendre au Ghana pour un tête a tête avec le possesseur des fonds afin que nous étudions ensemble lélaboration dune contrat consensuel et les voies et moyens efficaces a adopter pour lévacuation rapide de la dit fortune dans votre pays le Sénégal ou autre pays pour les projets dont ils seront destinés.
Je compte beaucoup sur votre franche collaboration et discrétion pour que nous réussissions ensemble cette affaire dans lintérêt tous. Pour plus des detail voici mon mail: ibrahimgado@gmail.com
Merci
Gado IBRAHIM
+22893267974
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