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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- slanger_evans@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: evans slanger <slangerevans77@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 12:23:10 -0700
Subject: I HOPE TO HEAR FROM U SOON.
Hello Daddy,
Is me your dear obedient son who due to circumstances and war crisis in our
country has resulted I and my dear Mother now residing in a refugee campus
in Ghana which we find a critical situation since our health is even at risk
for everyday and week other in mates living here die of cholera and here is
the home where we seeking political asylum since over in our country it
isn't safe anymore because my father Dr.Slyvester D. Slanger of (DR.SLANGER
& CO. MINING) who was the Administrator for Gold Mining Company was shot
dead in our own country and so it doesn't make our country of origin safe at
all,and i am the eldest child of my father and we are 4 brothers as families
2 died in a car accident in our country and experts say they were hit by
gun,Is now left with my only surviving brother who is also here with i and
my Mum and he is my junior brother,he is 15 years old and i am also 22years
old.
Daddy as we spoke yesterday on the phone concerning my late fathers
consignment of (2500KGS) of Gold Bars worth an amount of $50millionUSD that
i told you he deposited it with a Global Security company in their security
safe vault in Ghana and for that matter we will need your urgent assistance
to represent as our late fathers foreign beneficiary so we could possibly
make claims of my late fathers consignment so that it could be transferred
to you at your destination so we could join you to invest from the sales of
the gold bars and we hope by so doing you will change our way of living
which isn't good at all and as for my junior brother he needs to further his
education and i also would want to be an Entrepreneur in future i think you
can help us have a better home and also make our dreams come true after we
had claim my late father's property from the security company.
I am waiting to have a chance to go out from the refuge campus to go out and
scan so that i can send u the ownership documentations and the gate pass
will be given in a few hours from now if not possible i will do that
tomorrow so you can know how truly and really we will need your assistance
to claim our late fathers deposit to make a new life for us and also your
effort will be greatly rewarded and so your urgent reply will be needed so
after we have heard from you we could contact my late fathers legal attorney
for him to begin with the process on:slanger_evans@yahoo.com.
Get back to us soon Daddy.
(LTE Dr.Slanger Families).
First Son,
Evans
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