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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: "Mrs.Tiffany Williams" <tiffany.tiffany2@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Tiffany Williams" <mrs_tiffany_william58@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 00:37:07 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Von Frau Tiffany Williams
Ich bin Frau Tiffany William aus Sierra Leone
Mein Ehemann ist seit 2011 gestorben and nach seiner Beerdigung habe ich die Summe USD9,8millionen geerbt.
Das
Geld befindet sich bei einer Lagerfirma.Und nun wegen der Situation
bei uns, bitte ich Sie mir bei der Investitions des Geldes bei Ihnen
in Ihrem Land zu helfen.Ich bin schwer krank und werde nicht mehr Lang
leben-Krebs . Aber mein Sohn ist dabei.Ich werde durch Ihre Hilfe in
Aktiengessellschaft und Hotels investieren,wenn Sie uns helfen koennen.
Sie erhalten 18% fuer Ihre Hilfe!
Sie bekommen mehr Einzelheiten wenn Sie Interesse haben!
Mit freundlichen Gruessen
Frau Tiffany William
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