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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "moneygram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: ikobo11@gmail.com
Reply-To: tgst27@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:28:00 +0100
Subject:

Bros,

I was checking my old boxes that i haven't checked for a very long
time and i saw your format and i like it,we are into the same
business,i am igwe from Naija but based in Thailand and partly United
States,i'm from nnewi in Anambra Nigeria,i specialize in handling
fellow guymen jobs,i also receive any type of job money for guymen
through Western Union,Moneygram and bank transfer,anytime you have
Thailand,Asia America or any offshore job,contact me and i shall
handle the job well for you to get so much money from the maga,i also
have Thailand bank accounts,so anytime you need bank account to
receive deal money from any part of the world i am available,money
receiving sharing is i will collect 20% and any job i handle the
sharing is 50-50.If you have a mugu that wants to pay you but the
mugu's country does not send money out through Western Union,tell the
mugu to transfer the money to my Thailand bank account and once i
receive the money i will transfer the money to you through Western
Union,if you have a mugu that wants to pay you but he does not want to
send money to you because you are in Africa,tell the maga to send the
money by Western Union to me in Thailand and once i receive the
money,i will send the money to you through Western Union.

i also sell job tools,listed below are the job tools i sell with their prices.

(1.)WEB MAIL: i sell webmail logins and the webmail sends 5000 emails
at a send direct to inbox and no limit for 3 months,the price is $189
US dollars.

(2.)SMTP AND IT'S AMS: i sell fresh smtp's and it's ams and the smtp
can send 100,000 emails per day direct to inbox and no limit for 2
months,the price is $100 US dollars.

(3.)EMAIL EXTRACTOR: i sell an email extractor software that extracts
fresh email addresses,i sell it for $85 US DOLLARS.

(4.)CREDIT CARDS and PAYPAL: i sell fresh credit cards and paypal,the
following are the credit cards i sell and their prices, VISA = $10
USD,MASTERCARD = $10 USD.PAYPAL LOGIN = $50 USD

(5.)MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS: i sell fresh mobile phone numbers for sms
bombing,i sell 1 million fresh mobile phone numbers for $287 US
dollars.

(6.)LINK: i sell weblinks for alibaba and hacking jobs,i sell fresh
links that last for 3 months $100 US dollars.

(7.)SMS BOMBER: i have a bulk sms site logins i sell and it sends
10,000 sms at a send and no limit for 6 months,the price is $489 US
dollars.

(8.)LOGINS: i sell email usernames and passwords for lost wallet job,i
sell 10 logins for $50 dollars.

If you or any of your guys are interested in buying any of the above
job tool or has any offshore job you want me to handle or has any deal
money you want me to receive for you through Western Union,Moneygram
or Bank transfer,reply to this email.I'm currently in Texas, United
states but i will travel back to Thailand soon,you can reach me on my
US number +13073149271 so we discuss more.

Igwe

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