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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- 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.
- ggaskiin_333@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mr.Goodluck Gaskin <ggaskin3_3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:51:58 +0000
Subject: INVITATION FOR TENDER
Dear Sir/Madam,
We got your company information through an exhaustive search in the internet.We are authorized government/Business agent based in Accra, Ghana.Please can you furnish me in full details about the standard of your products.I will appreciate it more if you can give me with detail specification.
1) Your price list in CIF2) The Technical details of your products3) Your company profile
As accredited commission agent, I am entitle to 0.2% commission from the total contract sum as soon as the contract money is paid to your bank account and I am also looking for supplier whose products is of good quality, as your products are among the need items which will be purchase in a large quantities.
Terms of Payment: An upfront payment of 80% (T/T) will be made to your account for production, while 20% will be paid before shipment.
THANKS AND REGARDSMR:GOODLUCK GASKINEMAIL:ggaskiin_333@hotmail.com
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