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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: harison morgan <harison.morgaan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: morgan.harison@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:44:38 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Mr.Harison Morgan
DEAR FRIEND
I hope that this message might not come to you as a surprise.
I am one of the directors in a
financial insitution here in BURKINA FASO.There is a deceased client
of our bank, who died with his wife and left the sum of $ 22.5 M DOLLAR
on the date of 1st june 2009 in Air France Flight 447, this is an
operating a cheduled international passenger flight from Galeao
International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris ...which
crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Pls check the site and view it:
http://www.nowpublic.com/ world/air-france-flight-447- passenger-list-204-names-32- nationalities
The names of the clients with his wife are... Michael Harris and Anne Harris.
He lost his life with his wife leaving
the huge fund without any next of kin.I want us to work together and
get this fund transfered out of this bank.
You should reply back and I will guide you on what to do
Mr.Harison Morgan
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