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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.
- gaceahmd@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Grace Ah <NgraAhd@angelic.com>
Reply-To: gaceahmd@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:00:38 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply
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Hello,
I am Grace Ahmed and my kid sister Alisa Ahmed, we are getting in touch
with you regarding our late fathers who died in Libya recent war in
august 2011, we just discover fund worth 8million Great British Pounds
placed in one of the bank some years ago by our father in Europe during
his business life as one of the President Muammar Gaddafi personal
assistant, since his death and the death of late Libya president we are
still trying to know more where most of his wealth are as business man
he was.
We need your assistance to stand as our father's business investor who
is going to help us invest the fund so that it will convinced the bank
to release the money without much questions. More details will be giving
to you once we received your reply on this proposer.
Kindly get back to me if you are interested in partnering with us on
this project. Reply to my e-mail address: gaceahmd@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Grace Ahmed
E-mail: gaceahmd@gmail.com
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