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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Betty louise <mrs.bettylouise22@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2020 01:47:47 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY MY TRUST ONE
Good *day and God bless you as you read this massage, I am by name **''Miss.
Betty Louise *
*Laboso'' im 27 years old girl from Kenya, yes my Mother was Late Mrs.
Lorna Laboso the former Kenyan Assistant Minister of Home and affairs who
was among the plan that crash on board in the remote area of Kalong’s
western Kenya Read more about the crash with the below web
sitehttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/
<https://deref-mail.com/mail/client/lc9hYG7Eg6g/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2008%2F>WORLD/africa/06/10/kenya.crash/index.html
, I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am
receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late
mother's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my
beloved mother. One day I opened my mother brave case and secretly found
out that my mother deposited the sum of $ 2.7 million in Bank In Burkina
Faso with my name as the next of kin, then I visited Burkina Faso to
withdraw the money and take care of myself and start a new life, on my
arrival the Bank Director whom I meet in person told me that my mother left
an instruction to the bank, that the money should be release to me only
when I am married or I present a trustee who will help me and invest the
money overseas.That is the reason why I am in search of an honest and
reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee for the Bank to
transfer the money to his account for me to come over and join you. It will
be my great pleasure to compensate you with 30% of the money for your help
and the balance shall be my capital with your kind idea for me to invest
under your control over there in your country.As soon as I receive your
positive response showing your interest I will send you my picture's in my
next mail and death certificate of my Mon and how you will receive the
money in your account.Yours SincerelyMiss. Betty Louise Laboso.*
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