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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.
- 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.
- good121mm@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: goodnice <maipalma09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: goodnice <good121mm@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 17:30:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject:
 HELLO DEAR
Reply back good121mm@gmail.com
Pardon me for Contacting You Through this media. But please I am in
Desperate Need of your assistance; My Name is YAMATTY SIBAYAN the wife of
Mr. MATALAM SIBAYAN Mayor of Rizal in Cagayan Province. Who Was
recently in the Philippine Killed by Gunmen on JUNE 12TH 2014. Well
Threat During the late husband on my life , He gave me the total sum
of U.S. $ 5,500.000 (Five million Five hundred Thousand united states
dollars) and asks me to put it in a metallic box .
Then deposit it in a security and finance company abroad just in case
anything ever Happen to him . I did deposit the total sum as He gave
it to me under a secret arrangement as a family valuable. This Means
That the security company does Not Know the content of this metallic
box.Since the death of my late husband , the Philippine state
government has blocked me and my late husband accounts Through the
help of my late husband family. Also my late husband brothers
succeeded in Collecting Have All Our
properties from me That is under my control and They Are Still
looking for more.Therefore I am Contacting you to help me secure the
sum Which I Explain to you above , for the future of my kids. Since my
late husband family made it impossible for me to move out of my late
husband in Philippine house
Please do tell me if I can trust you as Who Will Not sit on this money
When You Claim it. I am willing to Give you 20% of the total sum in
box After That You Have successfully secured it. Reasons for safety so
That I can come over to meet you there in your country for you to help
me invest the money in a good business
i will like to hear from you so that i will Immediately know if i can
trust you with all my heart and if you are capable so that i Can send
you my pictures and my international passport and all the documents so
That You Will Better Understand and I will wait your message on my
private email address good121mm@gmail.com
Best regards
MRS YAMATTY SIBAYAN
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