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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:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "zh_ara@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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.
- +22503670040 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
Fraud email example:
From: <ooo000@boxge.ru>
Reply-To: <z_kipkalya@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:02:16 +0000
Subject: Re: Hello Dear
Hello Dear
My name is zhara kipkalya, from Abidjan Ivory Coast
There has been increased fighting and massive killing of people because of
Presidential between the incumbent Presedent. Laurent Gbagbo and the
opponent Alassane Ouattara, Please I need you to assist me to transfer my
inheritance fund of (8 million US Dollars) from my late father CONES
KIPKALYA who died because of this war, please I need you to help me
invested this fund in your country for me due to the political situation
here in my country, I thank God that every thing is getting batter but they
are still kill many people secretly Please help me I don’t want to
die,please get back to me in this email (zh_ara@ymail.com) please call me
00225 0367 0040 immediately for you more information ok and not in this
site please just send directo to my email ok thank you so much for you
understanding
Fellow are the information I need from you
Your full name …….
Your country of origin…….
Your age……..
Your occupations
Your telephone number …….
All you complete address and all information about you nationality and
your country code.
Please send me this information I need from you so that it will enable me
submit them to the bank for the transfer ok
You’re truly
zhara kipkalya
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