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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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:
- "the 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)
- "trunk box" (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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- dbossoka123@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ms MONIQUE ALIMATA BOSSOKA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dbossoka123@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 07:34:37 -0000
Subject: STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU........
Dear,
My name is Monique Alimata Bossoka, from a Country called MALI.
I am Contacting you in respect of the fund Kept in my care as next/kin Which i intend to invest in your country.
Actually, I acquired the some of ( 7.3 M$) Seven million three hundred thousand United States dollars in my care cash in a consignment trunk box from my late father Mr. Souleymane Alaa , A Malian politician and also a businessman( Gold Sellers/Miners)
I am sorry for reaching you so urgently without prior knowledge of each other. But this is due to the urgency in my motive to secure a truste partner who can assist me in this very confidential transaction, I wait your urgent answer of your ability to handle this for me.
All arrangement to bring the consignment Box to your country Will be legally arrange perfectly without any harm. let me hear from you.
private email:( dbossoka123@gmail.com )
Regards
Monique Alimata
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