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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.
- panevskiljubco2@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Ljubco Panevski <info@rba-zentralbank.ch>
Reply-To: panevskiljuco2@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 20:06:14 -0300
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL WORTH $21 MILLION/ACT FAST
I am Ljubco Panevksi,contacting you due to $21 Million USD,deposited
on
July/6/2004.The funds in question belongs to a client who is now
deceased.I now
seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the
deceased as all
documentations will be carefully worked out by me for the funds to be
released
to you via my bank as the beneficiary's next of kin and we will share
the
proceeds 50/50. I must let you know that all that is required from you
is trust
and sincerity and most importantly transparent honesty in this project
for us to
succeed.Reply to this mail(panevskiljubco2@yahoo.com.hk) if this
business
endeavor is accepted by you.Please do not take undue advantage of the
trust I
bestow in you
Best Regards
Ljubco Panevski.
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