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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- bouphay@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Boupha Yim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <yboupha@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:04:58 +0700
Subject: Supervisor
Attn:
I got your contact during my search for a reliable trust worthy person to introduce this transfer project.
I am a Supervisor of BANK in Asia, My late client is a contractor with one of the biggest oil servicing
company in Asia.
Who died in a car accident with his family on 19th November 2011 with He has the same surname with
you and he deposited US$3.5 Million with the BANK in Asia and they have asked me to provide a next of
kin. I would like you to stand as the next of kin to claim the fund into your account for investment in your
country.
Please feel free and contact me and i will explain more and how we will proceed, please keep this
information with you only.
First Name................
Surname Name:.............
Country Origin:................
Mobile phone ......................
Yours Faithfully
Boupha Yim
Alternative mail: bouphay@yahoo.com
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