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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- haryatiahmad80@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Haryati Binti Ahamad" <haryati10@comcast.net>
Reply-To: haryatiahmad80@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:46:53 +0800
Subject: Salam
Salam hormat. Dengan izin dan limpah dan kurnia Yang Maha Kuasa saya masih =
lagi berpeluang meneruskan hidup ini.Walau saya tahu entah esok atau luasa =
masa akan datang dan saya akan dipanggil untuk menemui yang Kuasa. Saya tah=
u hari demi hari kondisi tubuh saya semakin lemah dan penyakit cancer yang =
saya tanggung semakin parah .Saya pasrah pada ajal dan maut tapi sebagai ma=
nusia ada hajat yang tidak kesampaian. Bagaikan tak terasa begitu cepat mas=
a berlalu tannpa saya dapat mengejarnya Sebagai insan biasa di bumi ALLAH s=
aya tahu saya tak dapat lari dari melakukan kesilapan .Hari demi hari berla=
lu dan saya tetap seperti dan doktor juga memberitahu yang saat itu semakin=
dekat.Seperti yang saya katakan saya reda Tiada apa yang tinggal hanya lah=
sedikit harta yang akan saya sumbangkan untuk bantuan kemanusiaan kepada y=
ang memerlukan dari saya dan juga allahyarham suami mandangkan kami tidak m=
empunyai pewaris. Saya tidak mengharapkan apa-apa sebagai balasan cuma deng=
an izin ALLAH sedikit sumbangan yang akan saya salurkan ke jalan yang benar=
akan menjadi amal jariah untuk saya dan Almarhum suami insyallah. Dana sim=
panan kami sebanyak =A3 2,000,000.00 (Dua Juta Great Britain Pounds) telah =
saya berikan amanah dan kuasa kepada peguam saya untuk menguruskan hal sele=
bihnya sehingga ianya dapat dipindahkan kepada pewaris saya yang amanah dan=
bertanggungjawab demi menunaikan niat saya dan arwah suami saya untuk memb=
antu projek amal kepada yang memerlukan.Harapan saya ianya dapat dilakukan =
sebelum saya menutup mata.Semoga ALLAH SWT memberi petunjuk dan membantu ki=
ta bersama-sama melakukan amal jariah.Amin. Sekian, Puan Haryati Ahmad Bint=
i. From: Malaysia. Email:haryatiahmad80@yahoo.com
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