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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Nice Good <ggik741@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <joylen0077@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:58:23 +0100
Subject:
HELLO DEARPardon me
for Contacting You Through this media. But please I am in Desperate Need of your
assistance; My Name is JOYLEN TREYA the wife of Mr.JOMIE PALMARES TREYA Mayor
of Rizal in Cagayan Province. Who Was recently in the Philippine Killed by
Gunmen on JUNE 12TH 2011. Well Threat During the late husband on my life , He
gave me the total sum of U.S. $ 5,200.000 (Five million two hundred Thousand
united states dollars) and asks me to put it in a metallic box .Then deposit it in a security and finance company abroad just in case
anything ever Happen to him . I did deposit the total sum as He gave it to me
under a secret arrangement as a family valuable. This Means That the security
company does Not Know the content of this metallic box.Since the death of my
late husband , the Philippine state government has blocked me and my late
husband accounts Through the help of my late husband family. Also my late
husband brothers succeeded in Collecting Have All Our properties from me That
is under my control and They Are Still looking for more.Therefore I am
Contacting you to help me secure the sum Which I Explain to you above , for the
future of my kids. Since my late husband family made it impossible for me to
move out of my late husband in Philippine house Please do tell me if I can
trust you as Who Will Not sit on this money When You Claim it. I am willing to
Give you 20% of the total sum in box After That YouHave
successfully secured it. Reasons for safety so That I can come over to meet you
there in your country for you to help me invest the money in a good business i
will like to hear from you so that i will Immediately know if i can trust you
with all my heart and if you are capable so that i Can send you my pictures and
my international passport and all the documents so That You Will Better
Understand and I will wait your message on my private email address / Best
regardsMRS .JOYLEN TREYA
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