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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:
- "million 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
- 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.
- missellagabriel@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Miss Ella Gabriel <chemandanjackline89@gmail.com>
Reply-To: missellagabriel@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 04:07:42 -0800
Subject: Can i trust you?
Greetings to you,
I hope i meet you in a good spirit. my name is Miss Ella Gabriel, I am
17 years old and I'm the only surviving child of my late parents Mr.
and Mrs. Gabriel Wangu. I lost my patients and my only kid brother
mysteriously on a car accident on their trip to ivory coast were my
daddy runs his oil firm(company) which i was so lucky that i was not
in the car with them that faith Friday morning on 10th September 2017
their death has cost me so much pains physically and mentally because
i was just 12years when i lost them and ever since then, I have been
staying with my late father's brother Mr. Edwin Wangu who has been
treating me like a slave in my own father house ever since i lost my
parent's i have been serving my uncle as a servant from the first day
he parked in to claim all my late father's investments.
My late father is a well known man in Uganda because of his
personality in the business world which his brothers have ended up
sharing and misusing because of their greediness and lack of
education. all they want is to share the property which they have
succeeded to achieve. i have been living a sorrowful and lonely life
over here since the incident i was bit younger as i said before and
earlier this year 15th of January 2022 i discovered a deposit
certificate in my late father's abandoned stationery which stated that
the certificate proves that my late father has made in a deposit in a
bank called (Africa oriental bank plc ) a deposit worth of eight
million five hundred thousand dollars ($8.500,000.00 million dollars)
in ivory coast were he was running his oil business on march
06|03|2013.
I have gone to the bank to make necessary verification about the
existence of the funds and I'm so glad and happy that the bank manager
of the Africa oriental bank plc has it positive and existing that is
the reason why i contacted you so that i can introduce you to the bank
as my partner so that the (Africa oriental bank plc) can let me have
access to my funds because they said that they can not release the
money to me until i get someone to back me up as partner just because
of my young age before they can transfer the funds to any foreign
account.
I really need to relocate from my country to have a new life abroad
and somehow a new family if you can accept me as your daughter/partner
i will recommend you to the Africa oriental bank plc director as my
partner and someone i have chosen as the beneficiaries of my funds who
i have also chosen to help me protect and invest on my funds when i
relocate to your country .your suggestions and ideas will be highly
regarded
Finally, i have some questions to ask you please
(1)What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for
you after the money has been completely transferred to your account?
(2)Are you completely giving me your trust that you will not deny me
my funds if it's transferred to your account because of my age?
(3)Are you willing to help me because i don't have anything to help
myself to get the money released without your full assistance ?
Please consider this and let me know your thoughts as soon as
possible. i will hear from you for your willingness. i will send to
you my picture and the document you needed to see okay
Yours sincerely
Miss. Ella Gabriel
Contact me here is my email: missellagabriel@gmail.com
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