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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "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 orphan scam.
- 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.
- mendoza60640@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "filipino1@cantv.net" <filipino1@cantv.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:32:49 -0430
Subject: hello
Donation
MY Name is madam laran mendoza A British citizen but married to
a Filipino man an international Business man and former presidential
candidate in Philippine before the current President,Her Excellency Gloria
Macapagal-Aroyo.
My husband was in the cabinet of formal President,
Joseph Estrada before he was poisoned which resulted his death, dated:
12th.Febuary 2007.
I inherited a total sum of $10.4m USD. my
late husband,
this money which i have decided to donate to you in
a metallic trunk box and deposited with a security and finance company in
abroad, due to my illness and weakness i have decided to donate this money
to you and your community.
I want After you have received the trunk
box of money from the security company then you help donate some of the
fund to your community and you manage the rest as it is.
Thanks and
Remain bless
Madam laran
mendoza
(mendoza60640@yahoo.com)
N.B.
1; I will like this
transaction to be very confidential.
2; you have to send me your direct
phone and fax number
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