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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:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "JADE JOLA" (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:22:35 -0700
Subject: spaming hacking tools
I sell emails for worldwide databbase/all arabs/all asia/all usa countinent/
midle east and all uk/canada and australia... with free webmail or domain smtp.. add me .... jadejola220 ... +233247442362..
i sell alibaba/epay/payday/skype/facebook/acq/and datind site user name and password.
i sell lawyers/bankers/deaf/farmers/gold diamond buyers and sellers/foreign beneficiarry/job seekers/women seeking for men and men seeking for men leads/
nex of kin/car sellers/property angent/loans emails leads addressess .....if u buy emails from me i give you free webmail or free domain smtp to blast or u buy from me i help u blast on my server....
i sell rdp/mailer/webmail/multi ams software..domain smtp/ip smtp/user name and password/yahoo scanpage/gmail scanpage/hotmail scanpage/all webmail and cpanel scanpage/host from admin scanpage user name and password/vpn/sock acount/bank all scanpage...
i sell bulk sms number and with centre number and airtime for free
Bank acount login and cheque sample/credit card top up/all usa/uk.china/uae and europe bank canada and australia
clear instant cheque and account transfer ......contact us only on emails/rdp/webmail.domain smtp and login acount and more on ....... add me .... lingchong01 add me
if u request for test or free i delete u .+233247442362.. add me .. jadejola220
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