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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- 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.
- sunnyexcess1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Sunny Akunna" <SUNNYEXCESS1@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 16:27:09 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTENTION
Hello Dear,
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business which I intend to establish in your
country.Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding
in someone to succeed sometimes in life.
I can confide on you for the brighter future of my life since you are a human being
like me. What i need from you is Truth, Trust And Honesty.
There is this huge amount of Twenty Five million five Hundred Thousand united states
dollars. ($25.5 MILLION) which my late father Deposited for me and my siblings in a
bank here in Nigeria as his next of kin before my parents and siblings died in a cool
red blood in the hands of terrorist called BOKO HARAM, in the catholic church in
minna Niger state Nigeria. it was very horrific. Please keep this secret to yourself
alone for security reasons.
Now I decided to invest these money in your country to start a new life or anywhere
safe enough for security and political reasons.
I want you to help me to transfer this inheritance money to your country for
investment purposes on these areas:
1). Telecommunication
2). the transport industry
3). Five star hotel
4). Real Estate
5) company enterprise
If you can be of an assistance to me, i will be pleased to offer to you 25% Of the
total fund.
I will be humbly waiting your soonest response.
Please reply to my private email(sunnyexcess1@gmail.com)
Respectfully yours,
Sunny Akunna
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