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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:
- "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "william_biu@cantv.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "william_biu@cantv.net" <william_biu@cantv.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 09:37:01 -0430
Subject: From william and susan/Appeal for Assistance.
From william and susan/Appeal for Assistance.
Dearest One,
We are William and Susan Biu from Sierra Leone.We are writing you from Rep
of Cote d'Ivoire where we have been taking refuge after the brutal war and
murder of our perants by the rebels during the renewed fighting in our
country. Because of the war our late Father sold his shipping company and
took us to a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited US$7, 500,
000.00 Million in his foreign account with one of the bank here in Cote
d'Ivoire Pls, we got your profile from kampmeyer.de and due to the current
political sutuation in Ivory Coast we are seeking for your assistance to
transfer this Money and also relocat to your country to further our study
and we are willing to offer you 25% of the total sum for your help.
Please,Kindly contact us on this e-mail addresse (william_biu@cantv.net)
for more details.
Best Regard
William and Susan.
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