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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Hamid Ali" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hamidali_amanbank@rocketmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:45:47 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION PROPOSAL
Hello,
I am sorry to have invaded your privacy. I am Hamid Ali the credit control manager and payment adviser of Aman Bank in Libya.With the brief introduction i have given about my self, I will want to go straight to my reason of communicating you.
In 2003 a huge amount was deposited in a coded account in my bank by the top oligarchy now late (President Muammar Gaddafi of Lybia). Now that he is dead I am the only person that has the records of the fund and I want a foreign partner that I can do good deal with by transferring the huge amount out of the country.
I promise you that this deal is hundred percent risk free as I have made necessary arrangements on how to transfer the fund soon as you accept my proposal.
Please I want this transaction to be a secrete between you and I. If you are interested let me know by confirming to me your contact information so we can start immediately commence with the transaction.I peep into the under-listed websites would expose more about the deceased benefactors wealth.
http://www.therichest.org/business/muammar-al-gaddafi-net-worth/
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/20/us-libya-idUSTRE79F1FK20111020
Expecting your prompt response.
Hamid Ali .
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