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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.
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: Sen John Momoh <info@catstaffing-us.com>
Reply-To: <mrmojohn001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:46:14 +0100
Subject: Hello!!!
We have reasons to believe that someone is trying to impersonate you in
claiming your 36.5m contract payment. Respond to this email to confirm that
you did not authorize Caroline Mann of Sarasota FL to claim your money, after
your response, your funds will be delivered to you in an ATM card.
Thank you
Senator John Momoh
+234-8066499591
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Disclaimer: We respect your on-line privacy. This is not an unsolicited mail Under Bill S1618 ES Title III passed by the 105th US Congress this mail cannot be considered Spam as long as we include contact information and a method to be removed from our mailing list. If you are not interested in receiving our e-mails then please reply with a "REMOVE" to remove@catstaffing-us.com in the subject line. I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you
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