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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:
- "the consignment" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- keyajabba@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: keyajabba@infinito.it
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 02:13:37 +0200
Subject: Very urgent
Hello Dear!
Sorry for sending you this mail about my life history. My name is
Miss. Keya Morlu Jabba,a daughter to late Chief and Mrs. Fayia Morlu
Jabba III of Kissi Kama Sierra Leone, one of the potential Elite and
also gold and diamond merchant in my community and died 1997 while in
exile in Guinea after much intimidation and attacked by the then
ruling party.
My main aim of contacting is to seek your support and assistance in
guiding his deposited belongings in one of the Sub-African region
called Ghana. I happened to know about his deposited belongings after
a letter arrived to the family through his backing lawyer in Ghana who
has copies of the deposited commodities and some cash, diamond and
gold in content of the treasure which he willed on my name as only
daughter to my late mother who is also his last wife.
Since after the letter was received by relative of my late father and
in its content indicates that 250KGS of gold bars and quantities of
diamond and cash of US$6.8 million (Six million Eight hundred dollars)
are in total deposited in a security firm by my deceased father and
willed me as next of kin, i overcomes many attempt of assassination
and other treats in hands of that relative before I decided to leave
my country and fled to Ghana where am currently residing seeking means
of moving the communities to oversea were I will have my final
settlement and further my education while the funds will be invested
in any good profitable business of your choice till I complete my
education.
Though there will be 25% percent offer for you in each of the item in
the consignment including the cash, but my only problem is that I
don’t know much about gold and diamond it contains except the cash only.
Sincerely
Keya.
Please reply back through my private email address for more details.
(keyajabba@yahoo.com)
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