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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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.
Fraud email example:
From: mal palma <mai_palma160@live.fr>
Reply-To: miapalma397@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 01:18:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: HELLO DEAR
HELLO DEAR
Pardon me for Contacting You Through this media. But please I am in Desperate Need of your assistance; My Name is MAI PALMA the wife of Mr. BOTIN EPA PALMA Mayor of Rizal in Cagayan Province.
Who Was recently in the Philippine Killed by Gunmen on 4th December 2009? Well Threat During the late husband on my life , He gave me the total sum of U.S. $ 5,200.000 (Five million two hundred Thousand united states dollars) and asks me to put it in a metallic box .
Then deposit it in a security and finance company abroad just in case anything ever Happen to him . I did deposit the total sum as He gave it to me under a secret arrangement as a family valuable. This Means That the security company does Not Know the content of this metallic box.Since the death of my late husband , the Philippine state government has blocked me and my late husband accounts Through the help of my late husband family.
Also my late husband brothers succeeded in Collecting Have All Our properties from m e That i s under my control and They Are Still looking for more.Therefore I am Contacting you to help me secure the sum Which I Explain to you above , for the future of my kids. Since my late husband family made it impossible for me to move out of my late husband in Philippine house Please do tell me if I can trust you as Who Will Not sit on this money When You Claim it. I am willing to Give you 20% of the total sum in box After That You Have successfully secured it.
Reasons for safety so That I can come over to meet you there in your country for you to help me invest the money in a good business i will like to hear from you so that i will Immediately know if i can trust you with all my heart and if you are capable so that i Can send you my pictures and my international passport and all the documents so That You Will Better Understand and I will wait your message on my private
Best regards
MRS . MAI PALMA
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