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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 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.
- smrs.ayesha@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Ayesha Saif al-Islam <ayesha.smrs@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:12:54 +0000
Subject: MAY PEACE OF GOD BE WITH YOU.
MAY PEACE OF GOD BE WITH YOU.
My Dear One,
It is my pleasure to write this message to you and because I want to make
some donation to your country through you to help me reach the elderly
people together with orphan children and charity organization in your
country. I know you will be surprise by receiving my mail because we have
not meet each other before but I choose to contact you base on my present
condition.
I am Mrs. Ayesha Saif al-Islam, from United Kingdom but currently living in
United Kingdom. I am 76 years, widow presently hospitalize because I fund
am diagnose with cancer and according to medical report my doctor had told
me that I have only a few days to live. Because of this report from doctor
I made up my mind to donate the remaining of my inheritance 13.5millions
Dollars to the poor people around your country because I don't have a child
of my own to inherit the fund.
I will offer you 20% out off the total fund for distribute this fund to the
poor people on my behalf in your country.
Don't be surprised how I get your email contact because I found your email
from your country database. Any delay to your response will give room for
me to contact another person for the same purpose.
God bless you.
Urgent and positive response through myprivate email:(smrs.ayesha@gmail.com)
for us to discuss details.Sincerely,
Mrs Ayesha Saif al-Islam
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