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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- claimsagent_hegland02@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Loretta Doone" <info@Doone.com>
Reply-To: claimsagent_hegland02@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:40:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Second Notification
Attention: Dear Prominent User Of The Internet
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this
mail meets you in a perfect condition. This is from a total cashprize of
US 500,000.00 dollars, given to the first FIFTY (50) people who will be
compensated in this world internet programs.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site Through
computer draw system and extracted from over 700.000 companies I am using
this opportunity to thank you for using the internet daily.
Due to your effort, using internet programs indoor and in your office, We
want to compensate you and show our gratitude to you with the sum of
$500,000.00 Thousand United States Of America Dollars we have authorized
Thomas Hegland Sr
to assist you in getting your compensation check across to you.
The name and contact address of the Thomas Hegland Sr is as follows;
Compensation Head Office
Contact Agent: Thomas Hegland Sr
E-mail : claimsagent_hegland02@yahoo.fr
Telephone : +(234) 705 560 6679
Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to the Thomas Hegland
Sr on
your behalf to send the cash prize of hundred thousand United State Of
America Dollars to you as soon as you contact him without delay . Please I
will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the
bottom of my heart.
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Loretta Doone
© 2009
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