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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.
Fraud email example:
From: Dennis Zuma <denniszuma01@att.net>
Reply-To: denniszuma3@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 20:33:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your Cooperation
Dear Sir,
I am Chief Dennis Ebele Zuma personal assistance to the current Nigerian Petroleum Resources Minister Chief Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.
My boss the honorable minister mandated me to look for a partner/Investor who will be honest and sincere to assist her invest a very large sum in united states dollars into any profitable venture anywhere in the world.The fund will be manage by the partner/investor,till she finally take over,Based on agreement reach before the transfer of the fund in favour of the Investor/Partner.
Please get back if you are capable of handling such investment,We welcome any good ideas from any professional or individuals that are capable to handle such investment/partnership deal.
Regards,
Chief Dennis Ebele Zuma
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