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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: favour johnson <favourjohnson2favo@att.net>
Reply-To: favour.johnson28@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:26:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hi Dear
Hi Dear
how are you today i hope all is fine with you, my name is favour i saw your profile today at when i was on google searching for a good and honest man that will be my life partner my spirit told me that you are the one i am looking for and became interested on you,i will also like to know more about you, and be your friend,and i want you to send an email to my email address below so that i will tell you more about myself and send my picture for you to know whom i am,
I believe we can move from here! I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.(Remember that distance or color does not matter but love matters a lot in life) i hope to hear from you soon thanks
yours faithfully
Miss favour
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