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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: Laila Cohen <info@jci.org.jo>
Reply-To: laailacoh@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:24:02 +0000
Subject: Re: In Good Trust
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Dear,
Writing you doesn’t mean we know each other, but because it’s the cheapest and easiest way to open communication to you.
People ran into trouble when they meet with wrong people and that made it pretty hard for them to trust the innocent ones in this modern world.
Bear in mind that there is no photocopy without an original, what wrong people does is absolutely the opposite of what good people do; but that notwithstanding all I believe is that everyone has his/her own destiny helper arranged from above which will come someday to fulfill the task he/she is created for consciously or unconsciously.
For the above reason; am contacting you for a partnership in transferring the huge amount I inherited from my father (blessed memory) out of my country to your country.
I cannot withdraw the said amount here because of the political instability my country is undergoing presently.
Reply if interested so I can furnish the legal deposit documents authorizing me to inherit and wire transfer to any account of my appointed foreign partner abroad, this will enable you verify and confirm them before we proceed.
Thank you and waiting for your prompt response.
Laila
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