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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: Nora Alex <donations@hamiltonhealth.ca>
Date:
Subject:
Dearest One
My Name is Nora Alex From Canada. I wish to inquire about your services
to be my foreign partner / investor and support me to transfer and
manage my funds by investing in profit making ventures like buying of
company shares or Real Estate; I am not in Canada now. I don't have
anybody here. I have a reasonable sum that I inherited from my father
Mr. Mitchell Alex, which I would like you to help me invest in your
country. Attached here are my personal photos, evidence of the deposit
of the fund, my international passport , my late father; s death
certificate and a four page Will of my late father. I am sending all
these for you to have confidence that you are dealing with a genuine
person. Please reply to me as soon as you read this message and the
documents so that I can know how to proceed.
Best regards.
Note: below is the major reason I am contacting you.
(1) To provide a new empty bank account in which this money would be
transferred. if you don't want us to use your personal account.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since the bank insisted that
their agreement with my father was that I provide a foreign partner
before releasing the fund.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
Sincerely Yours.
Miss Nora Alex.
Please visit Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation today!
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