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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- charles.ponet@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "creditfinance_loterie" <creditfinance_loterie2@bewoopi.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:54:38 +0000
Subject: =?utf-8?b?SU1QT1JBVEFOVCBBIExJUkUgMjUwIDAwMOKCrA==?=
Ce message comporte deux parties une partie en Français et l'autre partie en anglais
This message has two parts one part French and English
Cher(e) Lauréat(e)
Nous sommes heureux de vous informer du résultat des programmes
internationaux de gagnant du tirage tenus il y a deux jours de cela Ã
notre siège sis à ABIDJAN. Votre adresse E-mail a été désigné comme
gagnant(e) de cette année, vous faites donc partie des heureux(es)
gagnant(es) de la CRÉDIT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL.
Vous avez gagné la somme de 250.000€
Pour toute information veuillez adresser par E-mail le formulaire
suivant ci dessous que vous devez remplir et l'envoyer à l’adresse
E-mail de Maître CHARLES PONET avocat chargé de vous indiquer les
conditions générales de remise de votre gain.
FORMULAIRE DE VÉRIFICATION DE GAIN À REMPLIR ET A ENVOYER A L'ADRESSE
ÉMAIL DE MAITRE CHARLES PONET
VOTRE NOM ET PRÉNOMS :
AGE :
SEXE :
ADRESSE PERMANENTE :
PAYS :
VILLE :
CODE POSTAL :
FONCTION:
MOBILE :
SITUATION MATRIMONIAL :
CONTACTE DE MAITRE CHARLES PONET
Email : charles.ponet@consultant.com
Bien à vous
Coordinatrice et directrice des opérations
Recevez les félicitations une fois de plus de nos membres du Programme
DIRECTION GENERALE
CREDIT FINANCE
Dear Winner
We are pleased to inform you of the result of international programs
draw winner held two days ago of this to our head office in Abidjan.
Your e-mail has been announced as the winner (s) this year, so you're
one of the lucky (es) winner (s) of the CREDIT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE.
You won the sum of 250,000 €
For further information please contact by e-mail the following form
below you must complete and send to the e-mail Master CHARLES PONET
lawyer to tell you the terms and conditions of remittance of your
winning.
VERIFICATION FORM TO GAIN COMPLETE AND SEND TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF
MASTER CHARLES PONET
YOUR FULL NAME:
AGE:
SEX:
PERMANENT ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
CITY:
POSTAL CODE:
FUNCTION:
MOBILE:
MARITAL STATUS:
CONTACT MASTER CHARLES PONET
Email: charles.ponet@consultant.com
Yours
Coordinator and Director of Operations
Receive Congratulations once more from our members of the Program
DIRECTORATE GENERAL
CREDIT FINANCE
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