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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 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.
- investment2001003@yahoo.com.mx (Yahoo, Mexico; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "FLETCHER GRAVES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <investment2001003@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:44:32 +0100
Subject: CAN WE INVEST IN YOUR COMPANY?
Sir,
We wish to introduce briefly our entity as an International Consortium with our clients ready to invest with trusted persons or
in Companies that has investment opportunity in their company with good business plan that will turn around invested funds at the end of
every year with attractive Returns on Investment (ROI) for the investor. We also help to arrange Personal Line of credit
for interested clients as part of our services.
If you have any investment opportunity around you or in your Company that is worth investing in, do let us know. On your
positive response, we will detail you more with our complete information.
Thanks
FLETCHER HURD GRAVES JR
Director: International Projects
Reply email: investment2001003@yahoo.com.mx
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