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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: Jude Daniels <eliasappiah100@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Jude Daniels <judedaniels78@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:05:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Waiting to hear from you soon.
  My Name is Mr. Jude Daniels Addo from Ghana; I will like to introduce you to a business that can change both of our lives. I got your company contact information from Indian business site when i was searching for an Indian reliable business company or an individual who can stand as an international supplier to my boss, my boss want to come to India to purchase some oil for animal drugs and we can only get this oil in India at a lower rate in .Â
This would be a long term business relationship between you and my boss if you can be reliable to me. And then I will give you the contact of the local dealer in India so that you can buy from them and sell to my boss at a very high price.Â
The local dealer is selling the oil at the rate of 35,000 dollars and my boss will buy it from you at the rate of 65,000 dollars per one liter Gallon. And I and you will share the profit you will make from my boss if you are interested I will forward the full detail of the business to you.Â
ThanksÂ
Jude
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