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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- +447045783804 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 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.
- durantannick@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "durantannick@yahoo.fr" <durantannick@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 19:17:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?QmllbiBhaW3DqQ==?=
Bien aimé ,
j’ai décidé de vous légués ma fortune de DEUX MILLION VINGT CINQ MILLE
DOLLARS US (2.025.000 Us Dollars) Avec toute la modestie et
la sincérité d’une donatrice. Le monde se pervers tellement sur la
miséricorde de Dieu que j’ai pris cette décision parce que
toute ma famille qui puissent hérité de cet argent sont morte à cause du tremblement de terre qui a abatu l'Haïti le 12 janvier
2010.
Voici le numéro de mon DOCTEUR il est actuellement a Londres tu peut le joindre pour avoir plus d'éclaircissement: +447045783804
 Que la Paix et la miséricorde de Dieu soient avec vous.Voici mon
contact electronique : durantannick@yahoo.fr
Mme. Annick Durant
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