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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- tammywallance@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Wallance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < tammywallance@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 05:21:43 +0200
Subject: Aw:: Read Your Good Letter
Attention,
Tammy Wallance is my name and I work as a special envoy in Bamako Mali and I happened
to serve under the regime of former president of Mali Mr.Amadou Toumani Toure,before the
military coup against the former President by Capt Sanogo who received his military training
in the United States of America - including intelligence training in West Africa.
When the crisis started I succeeded in depositing the sum of (€8.5 Million Euros)with a finance
house and I want to move this money to Overseas and I hereby need you as an Associate Partner
and receiver.Please try to keep this transaction confidential. Contact me for urgent discussion
of mutual interest.Reply to this email address: tammywallance@aim.com
And include your telephone number for further discussion.
Regards.
Mr Tammy Wallance
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