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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: Mr daniel Kulibari <mrdanielkulibari@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: mrdanielkulibari@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 04:53:18 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Your prompt response is highly imperative.
Attn: The managing director
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Dear Sir/Ma,
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My name is
Daniel Kulibari a citizen of Ivory Coast working in account section of
Ivorian Cocoa Exporting Company. It will interest you to note that Ivory
Coast is the largest producer of cocoa in the world and it’s the
country major mineral resources.
I, on behalf of 3 colleagues in
office want you to be our foreign partner/representing us and invest the
total sum of $7.5m United States dollars in building a 5 star Tourist
Hotel in your country.
Please if this is not in line of your
business, we employ you to link us to an experienced and credible person
like you to handle this fund, set up and develop the above mentioned
project and bear responsibility of management for a contract/lease of 10
years.
I now wait for your reply urgently for more information.
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Thanks and best regards.
Mr. Daniel Kulibari.
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