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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:
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: Aisha Jubril <ib991079@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ashjubril@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2023 21:35:10 +0000
Subject: Can we work ??
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Can we work ??
Hello, I am Aisha Jubril I am a cancer patient of state 4 cancers of
the lungs and throat. I met your profile while searching for an
American medicine and the spirit of God asked me to contact you.
I am in a sick bed and only have a few months to live according to the
Doctors. I really need you to help me fulfill my last wish as a dying
lonely woman in pains by investing my savings of 7.8 million Seven
Million Eight Thousand USD in a fixed deposit Account to the orphanage
as I barely have a few months to live and needs to support the Less
privileged with it.
Please consider my request as I will let you have 40% of the money
after you use 60% for my wish. Please promise me to be faithful and
use this money as I said and email me back so we can have some private
discussion on this while I show you prove of my health situation and
share some confidential details of the Money with you.
Mrs. Aisha Jubril
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