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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 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.
- mnageeb79@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: nelson dillon <nelson_dillon5@att.net>
Reply-To: mnageeb79@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:09:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greeting to you
My name is nageeb Mahmoud from Libya and also a reputed man in Libyan
government who deny the evil of Gaddafi the Libya leader whom had
coercion Libyan people to be under his regime when average people
survive with $2 per day. Libya is the second oil producing country in
the entire surface of this earth but her citizens live in poorest
condition according to international standard. Please I need your urgent
help as Gaddafi has continued to torment entire population and kill
those who were in his administration that denounce continuity. I write
this to see if you could help me to keep this money with you for my Kids
as most of our house and asset is taking by Gaddafi loyalist, with
unending torture and later kill. I am not sure if I would live more but
in case anything happens to me I would like you to help me keep $6m
which is right here as I write for my Kids since I might not survive
this situation aftermath. I have a relationship who is an army official
and a loyalist to Gaddafi that will help me take this money to Tunisia
and fly it if you can keep the money for time being and give back to my
kids when the right time come. My kids names are
A'shadieeyah,Aadila,Amin,
Fudail But my wife was short when I announced my resignation. What you
are to do is take 30% of this money and keep the rest for my Kids in
case I couldn't make it. If you accept to help me please provide
information on where this money were to be send and how you can pick up.
All Arrangement and process to transfer the money is ready. I know this
is unconsistitutional asking this favor from you but been a human being
consider Libyan people on this scenario .This is worst tragedy and
inhuman treatment and infringement in peoples life and freedom. If you
do consider helping me email me back because I can't answer a phone call
at this juncture as all calls is monitored by the tyrant. I will
anticipate and appreciate your immediate acceptance to help me. I will
update you in furtherance to get the money out from here; In the next
email I will send you my home address in case if I couldn't survive this
situation.Reply me through this my most private email
(mnageeb79@yahoo.com).
Remain Bless.
Mr nageeb Mahmoud.
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