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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.
- 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.
- millerp101@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Miller P." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <millerp101@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 11:13:38 -0000
Subject: HELLO!
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
With trust I faithful contact you, I want to confirm to you that my interest to invest good money internationally is strong. I know this letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I implore you to take time to go through it carefully, as the decision you make will go a long way to determine our future business relationship. I?ve got to contact you based on the urgent need of international partnership.
I am a US soldier currently stationed in Afghanistan on war against terrorism/freedom of Afghanistan. Without mincing words, I want to confide in you with trust that I have in my possession the sum of (18.5 million USD) Which I got from crude oil deal here in Afghanistan. This is a personal deal I executed with my men in the army here in Afghanistan. I am contacting because I cannot be seeing with cash here due to the nature of our job here as I will be unable to claim it alone. I have decided to use this amount as foreign investment in your country. I want to present you as a foreign investor and authorize for the money to be moved to you in your country. I deposited this money with a Red Cross agent informing him that we are making contact for the real owner of the money. It is under my power to approve whoever comes forth for this money. But the issue here lies on trust; can i trust you with this deal?
I will reward you immensely with 30% share for your help and I hope I am been fair on this deal. Get back to me with your correct information?s such as:
(*) Your full name.............. (*)Your full address....... (*) Your direct telephone number??..
I wait for your contact details so we can go on. In less than 5days the money should have been noted on your account and I will come over for my money.
Kind regards,
Capt. Miller Peterson
Contact me on my private email account: millerp101@yahoo.com.ph
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