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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Rose Desmond <m_dikko40@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: r_desmond2014@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 19:23:25 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Fra Miss Rose Desmond.
Fra Miss Rose Desmond.
Hei Kjære,
Håper denne mailen møter du vel, kan du tillate meg å presentere meg selv til deg, jeg er Miss Rose Desmond datter av sen Mr. og Mrs. Michael Desmond fra Elfenbenskysten. Som var en berømt kakao kjøpmann basert her i Abidjan den økonomiske hovedstaden i Elfenbenskysten (Elfenbenskysten). Jeg søker for din hjelp for å hjelpe meg overføre sum av $ (7500, 000.00USD) som jeg arvet fra min avdøde far til bankkontoen din.
Jeg er villig til å tilby deg 20% av det totale fondet som en modus for kompensasjon etter overføringen for din tid og krefter. Alle nødvendige dokumenter vedrørende dette fondet er intakt. For mer informasjon om dette fondet og jeg vil like sende deg bildene mine, slik at du vil se og vite hvem jeg er.
Venter for samarbeidet.
Hilsen
Trofast.
Rose Desmond.
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