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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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "DR.KENNY LEE" <dr.kennylee@hotmail.my>
Reply-To: dr.kylee200@hotmail.my
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:32:51 +0100
Subject: RE
Good Day Friend ,
I am DR.KENNY LEE ,the personal bank manager to the late engr.Edward
(snr) a national of your country,whom you share the same last name
with.My late Client has a deposit of ($18.5MILLION) Eighteen Million
And Five Hundred Thousand Dollar lodged in the bank here in Malaysia .
A wealthy business man who died as the result of a heart-related
condition on march 12th 2005.his heart condition was due to the death
of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster|.:
FOR MORE INFOMATION VISIT THE WEB SITE :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
Contact me for more information.
Yours sincerely.
DR.KENNY LEE
Account Manager
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