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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Dr Anthony Aka <mgonzalez@zuana.com.co>
Reply-To: "dranthonyaakaaaa@hotmail.com" <dranthonyaakaaaa@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 10:41:00 -0500 (COT)
Subject: Business Collaboration 50% for you and 50% for me,get back to me.
Att Sir/Madam,
I hope that this letter meets you in good health. I am in control of USD$2.3M (Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars) deposited in my bank
by the Former South African President, Nelson Mandela Family.
The fund is being held under a Non-investment account without the Nelson Mandela Family's name as the late Nelson Mandela wanted the funds kept hidden.
As the Nelson Mandela Account Officer, I plan to activate the account with your name as the original depositor and then process outward remittance of the
funds to you.
Waiting to hear from you soon.
Dr Anthony Aka
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