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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- 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.
- zeinabdiallo164@yahoo.co.th (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "zeinab_diallo00112@libero.it" <zeinab_diallo00112@libero.it>
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 03:21:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Greetings from Mrs Zeinab Diallo.
Good day
Please accept my apology if my mode of contacting you will in any way offend
you. I am compelled to contact you via this medium for obvious reasons which
you will understand when we discuss details of my proposition
My name is Mrs Zeinab Diallo, wife of late General Kelefa Diallo the former
Guinea's military chief,who passed away on 11/02/2013,I have something very
confidential to discuss with you in my next mail and will as well send you my
pictures.Please get back to me as you read this mail,as no much time left on
my side.Like as i said above,i will tell you more in my next mail.Please Reply
me immediately through my email address.(zeinabdiallo164@yahoo.co.th)
Mrs Zeinab Diallo
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