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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- 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.
- zeinabsoleimani.iran@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: howong <howong@chief-tech.com>
Reply-To: <zeinabsoleimani.iran@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 12:02:01 -0800
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT PLs.
Dear Friend ,
My name is Zeinab Soleimani,I am from Iran i got your contact from a
Web Page Directory on Investment and resettlement program. It is my
greatest pleasure to contact you for a business venture which i intend
to establish in your country,though we have not met before but i do
believe in taking risk and confiding in someone to succeed in Life. my
late father Major General Qasem Soleimani deposited the Sum of
Eight million United State dollars (8,Million usd) with my name as the
next of kin and was kept in a Finance storage house in Malaysia before
he was killed in a targeted U.S. drone strike 3 January
2020,you can view through the
website:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani I have decided to
invest these money in your country because of your countries financial
security and economic advancement which is the dream of every investor
and business man.
Am looking for a serious minded person whom i can discuses with to be
my partner and handle all the investment process and i would want you to
get back to me (confidential)about the areas you think is
more profitable as i intend investing in the following.
(1)Real estate
(2)Animal Farming
(3)Palm Oil Plantation
(4)Orphanage Home.
I would appreciate your urgent respond to my private
e-mail:zeinabsoleimani.iran@gmail.com
Best Regard ,
Zeinab Soleimani
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