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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
- 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.
- barrister.charlesaka@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Charles Aka <b.charlesaka@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: Charles Aka <b.charlesaka@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:57:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Good day
From: Barrister Charles Aka.
Good day
I have a business that I want to propose to you if it will interest you. Here is the brief of the business. There was a client of mine he was one of the government officials here in the country in the past regime but he died during the past crisis here in our country Cote d'Ivoire with his wife and Daughter left only a son of 19 years old boy. This man has a deposit with one storage keeping company in Europe before he died the amount in position is $37 million USD. Now the son need an investor whom will stand for him and claim the deposit from the keeping company and also help him in securing the money into a lucrative business that will make the money lastly for him can you handle the business?
If this proposal interests you, before we proceed, I will like to know what will be my commission from you after you retrieved the funds as a consultant and also what will be your own condition for the service if the proposal interest you?
I will be looking forward to hear from you very urgently for further information.
Thanks.
Barrister Charles Aka.
Email: barrister.charlesaka@yahoo.com
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