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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.
- This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
- 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.
- +447024047684 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- aronmr.charles@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Charles Aron" <glencarroll1@eircom.net>
Reply-To: "Mr. Charles Aron" <aronmr.charles@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:10:22 +0100 (IST)
Subject: !!! GET BACK TO ME ASAP!!!
Aron Import/Export UK Limited
53 Chandos Place Covent Garden London Wc2n 4hs,
Convent Garden, London, England, United Kingdom
we are a group of business men who deal on Art and Craft and export into the Canada/America and Europe.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad. Please contact us for more information. Your first step of application
will be to reply this mail. Reply to Email;aronmr.charles@yahoo.co.uk
Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full contact addresses.
+447024047684 (Direct Line)
Thanks In advance.
Mr. Charles Aron
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