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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- andvioletlargea@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Allen and Violet Large <iasis@df.gob.mx>
Reply-To: andvioletlargea@yahoo.ie
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:42:14 -0600
Subject:
Dear Sir/Madam,
I saw your email address during the course of my research today.Mr Name
is Allen my wife and I won a Jackpot Lottery 11.3 million in july and during
the process my wife passed away as a result of cancer illness, we are donating
the sum of 1.million dollars to 6 lucky individual over the world and if you
received this email then you are one of the luck recipients and all
you have to
do is get back with is so that we can send your details to the payout bank.
Please note that you have to contact my private email for more information
(andvioletlargea@yahoo.ie)
You can verify this by visiting the web pages below.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1326473/Canadian-couple-Allen-Violet-
Large-away-entire-11-2m-lottery-win.html
Goodluck,
Allen and Violet Large
Email:andvioletlargea@yahoo.ie
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