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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: "JAMMAL TALABI" <ja.talabi@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: j.talabi@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 13:29:20 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE
My name is Jammal Talabi i am Ethiopian national presently residing in Ghana West Africa.
I work for Hosni Mubarak former president of Egypt (dictator)for twenty two years as one of
his house keeping cabinet, during the uprising i stumbled on some valuables Gold bars, and
huge amount of funds in boxes which i have kept under one of the deposit houses in Accra
Ghana.
I need some one from overseas to assist me in investing this funds as i do not know much in
business as a cook, percentage for helping me is negotiable before putting the funds into
investment in any country of your choice, and i need you also to keep this proposal of mine
in topmost secrecy as i and my aged mother are the only person involved in this transaction
Regards,
Jammal TalabiJAMMAL TALABI
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