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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.
- mh.meloche47@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Marie =?utf-8?B?SMOpbMOobmU=?= MELOCHE <prl.conmnr@swrs.telangana.gov.in>
Reply-To: Marie =?utf-8?B?SMOpbMOobmU=?= MELOCHE <mh.meloche@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:11:27 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Legs,
Toutes mes salutations à vous,
Je suis Marie Hélène MELOCHE âgée de 66 ans de nationalité Canadienne.
Excusez-moi pour l’indésirable réception de mon message parce qu’on ne se connaissait pas mais vu l’état de mon cancer de gorge actuellement dégradante selon la déclaration de mon docteur traitant, je vous adresse en toute sincérité et confiance en DIEU ce présent message pour solliciter votre accord afin de vous léguer à titre de don, une partie de ma fortune estimé à un montant d’ Un million sept cent vingt mille Dollars (le capital de ma société). Si vous estimez recevoir ces fonds pour aider des personnes déshéritées et autre, alors faite moi savoir votre avis pour que nous échangeons d'avantage. Veuillez me répondre directement via mon adresse E-mail le plus utilisé en le copiant sans erreur: mh.meloche47@gmail.com
Soyez bénis Marie Hélène MELOCHE
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