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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us 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)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Miss.vany blaise sawadogo" <kafanaisseta@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vanyblaisesewadogo@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:37:12 -0700
Subject: Greetings.
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Peace be with you Mr or Mrs,
Greetings from a broken heart and with pains and tears but sorry to have
started greetings in pains it's because I have no choice.
Am an orphan. Both parties died through a plane crash and sorry if i didn't
introduce myself on time. It's because I am writing out of confusion. I can
never forget the death of my late parents and am their only surviving Soul
of the family.
Am miss vany blaise sawadogo from Burkina Faso
My reason for contacting you it's that I need your help but if only I can
trust you.
My late father was a minister of finance back in his days, which is
Mr.Abdul sawadogo.
He deposited the sum of $15 million us dollars in credit bond finance and
security company / banking both consignments of golds in my name as the
beneficiary.
But I need someone I can trust to claim this fund with me into his or her
position but only if I can trust such a person.
But we are to share the fund's %60 ,%40 if you're able to claim the fund's
with me and am doing this because I can't handle such an amount myself and
also I would want to invest with anyone my own %40 share of the fund's in a
company or business of having a better life .
If you know you can help claim this fund with me please kindly respond back
to me so that I can share the fund's details with you and also advise you
on how to claim it.
Your urgent response it's needed
From yours faithfully
Miss.vany blaise sawadogo
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