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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- This email message is a orphan scam.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: Tina William <tinawilliam76@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 01:37:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY FULL LIFE STORY WITH LOVE AND TRUST
My sweetheart
How are you today,
together with your health which is the most
important thing to me hope you are fine.?I am more than happy in your reply to my mail.
when i read your mail today is give me full joy and happness.
thanks you once again i will like to see you face to face soonest and to be part of your life.
Mine here is a little bit hot over here in dakar senegal In this refugee we are only allowed to go out only some times in a week.
Its
just like one staying in the prison and i hope by Gods grace i will
come out here soon i don't have any relatives now whom i can go to all
my relatives ran away in the middle of the war the only person i have
now is Rev.Jude Adoh who is the pastor of the (Christ for all Churches)
here in the refugee he has been very nice to me
since i came
here but i am not living with him rather i am leaving in the women's
hostel because the refugee have two hostels one for men the other for
women.
The
Pastors Tel number is ( +22177-273-68-07 ) i will being waiting for
your call by 1.3;pm my own time here today ;if you call tell him that
you want to speak with me he will send for me in the hostel.
As
a refugee here i don't have any right or privilledge to any thing be it
money or whatever because it is against the law of this country.
I
want to go back to my studies because i only attended my first year
before the traggic incident that lead to my being in this situation now
took place.
Please listen to this,i have my late father's statement of account and death certificate here with me which i will send to you latter,because when he was alive he deposited some amount of money in a leading bank in Europe which he used my name as the next of kin,the
amount in question is $3.6M(Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars).
So
i will like you to help me transfer this money to your account and from
it you can send some money for me to get my travelling documents and
air ticket to come over to meet with you.I kept this secret to people
in the refugee here the only person that knows about it is the Revrend
because he is like a father to me.
So in the light of above i
will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i
am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about
it.
Remember i am giving you all this information due to the trust i deposed on you.
I like honest and understanding people,truthful and a man of vision,truth and hard working.
My favourite language is english but our language is french but i speak english very fluently.
Meanwhile i will like you to call me like i said i
have alot to tell you.
Have a nice day and think about me.
Waiting to hear from you soonest.
Your's love
Tina
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