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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: Ipc MiddlEaste <ipcmiddleeast112@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <abdulla-jasim@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 19:56:37 +0400
Subject: Urgent Please
Greetings Dear.,
I have a transaction which i will need your assistance because i have
know where else to turn to now. It involves the transfer of (USD150M)
with (350kg of gold) into your account from a bank here. The source of
the fund and gold is from my late client who was a companion to former
Libyan president Col Muammer Gaddafi and Gaddafi was using him to run
transactions globally and the bottom line is that my client was
assassinated by President Muammar Gaddafi at the end in order to cover
his tracts for confidentiality. I really need your trust and
assistance to get these funds and gold transfer to you in your country
for our mutual benefits. Email me today for more information on the transaction.
Regards
Dr. Abdulla Jasim
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