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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.
- joladchambers@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. John Jolaad Maekola" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joladchambers@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:19:21 -0600
Subject: Await your reply and update if you accept my proposal..
Hello
I want you to accept my business proposal to stand as the New Owner of the below container and you will get 60% of the total amount once you receive the container and sell the goods while 40% you will send to me as my own share.
An unclaimed 40 feet Container which was shipped through Maersk Line Shipping Company have been abandoned for over 2 Years.
The 40 feets Container contains a fully paid Female and Male Jewels Which Include Gold Watches, Pendants, Gold necklaces, Gold hand chain bracelet and Gold Rings Which total worth $28 Million usd in total.
After Investigation i found out A business man named Willi Moremon who died in a fatal Air Plane Crash since January 2011 after he booked his New purchased 40 feet Container Goods and 100% payment was made to purchase the above goods before his death.
The destination and delivery should be in your country but nobody have come for the claim of the 40 feet Container over 2 Years now.
The Container will be claimed by the Government as unclaimed and abandon by the owner if more delay occurred.
Due to my position and as General Head of International Operation i will make everything possible to stop the Government Official from claiming the 40 feet Container Goods.
Await your reply and update if you accept my proposal so i can file all document to enable the claim and shipment to you from England.
Personal Contact Email: joladchambers@gmail.com
Mr. John Jolaad Maekola
General Head of International Operation
Maersk Line Shipping Company.
London, England
Website: http://www.maersk.com
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