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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: <benthoward600@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <benthoward678@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:49:37 +0100
Subject: Alliance for Partnership
Dear Sir,
My name is Mr. Bent Howard a Broker to Mohamed Abdul Latif Jameel that based in Saudi Arabia. I write to intimate you of my Investor's preparedness to partner with you. In light of the current foray to invest into profitable business haven, I seek to use this means to look for lucrative ventures that we can invest into via the formation of a new alliance and joint venture business partnership. We are willing to invest between USD10-50 Million into any venture that can give me a minimum of 4% annual interest for a period of 5- 7 years.
Due to my tight schedule you can get through to me with details of any lucrative business that needs funding for our review through my representative in London with this email with details of what you want.
I await your response for a profitable business collaboration.
Regards.
Mohamed Abdul Latif Jameel
Abdul Latif Jameel Group Building
Prince Majed Street
Airport Roundabout
P.O. Box 248
Jeddah 21411
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
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