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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- mrsesther73@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: mrsesther73@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 15:26:39 -0400
Subject: Dear Partner
Dear Partner
I know that this message come to you as a surprise. I am the Auditing and Accounting
section manager with ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK Burkina faso. I Hope that you
will not expose or betray this trust and confident which I am respose on you
the mutual benefit for families.I
need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of($6)millionto your account
within 10 or 14 banking days.
This money has been dormant for years in our Bank without claim.I want the
bank to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer,besides
I don't want the money to go into government treasury as an abandoned fund.So
this is the reason why I am
contacting you so that the bank can release the money to you as the next of
kin to the deceased customer.Please I would like you to keep this proposal
as a top secret between me and you. Upon receipt of your reply,
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6040054.stm
I will give you full details on how the business will be executed and also note
that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum while 40% will be for me,
and the other 1% will be for the expences occur in this transaction,if you agree
to handle this business with me reply immediately.Also you can visit the website
below for more information about the palan crash he tragic death of deceased
and his entire family, Reply to this E-mail
( mrsesther73@yahoo.com )
(1.) your Name:
(2.) Address:
(3.)Country:
(4.)Phone Nb:
Best Regards,
Mrs Esther M Ali
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