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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "jenniferanderson@cantv.net" <jenniferanderson@cantv.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:15:39 -0430
Subject: Hello my Love,
Hello my loved one .
I need your assistance right now . I am
Miss Jennifer Anderson 18 years old from Guinea-Conakry . My mother was a
secret lover to the opposition leader Jean-Marie Dore of the same country.
Lately she was shot dead by an unknown gun men whom I guess was from the
wife of this man. Due to security reasons am not going to say much about
this for Our country is in crisis now. Recently another leader Moussa Dadis
Camara was shot aswell. It is even in the news on this web site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8463404.stm .
Please I am in a
United Nations Refugee camp now in a country far away from my country.I
need you to protect me and be my TRUSTEE so that I will contact my late
mothers foreign account officer so that they will transfer the sum of $7.5
million USD to your account or company account. I need your urgent reply
now please send me your Full contact details like your complete
name,address and mobile telephone number for communications.Thank
you.
Yours worried
Miss Jennifer Anderson
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