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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Joyce Brown <joyce.brown006@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Joyce Brown <joyce.brown46@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 00:51:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please read I need your assistance.
Please read I need your assistance.
Please I need your help. I am 22 years old Girl. I leave with my younger brother who is 14 years old and we leave alone in unsecure please right now  because of the people that  killed my late Father and mom they also want  to kill us too.Â
I will be very happy if you promised me that you will keep this secret until this dream  come through to your care in your country so that you can take good care of us.
My late Father deposited the sum of $17,500.000.00 (seventeen million five hundred thousand united state dollars) in one of the SHIPPING COMPANIES  here in Ivory Coast before he Died and because of the situation of political crisis here in Ivory Coast 2010 that led to war here in this country, we need somebody that  will we  trust to come in and help me and my brother claim this consignment out from this security  company for the safety of my late father’s property that was deposited under their custody.
Please I am contacting you for your assistance, to help me and my brother because we don't have anyone in here to help us and will don't have money to travel from here to any country on till the money is out from the security company.
Please I need your assistance to stand by us and help us to transfer the consignment box at the security company to our country for future investment and take good care of us.
Then you will contact the security company as my late dad foreign partner after I receive your information such as your name and home address contact to give to my late father Barrister to summit It at the  SHIPPING COMPANIES for delivery.
You have to promise me that you will not betray me and my brother when this consignment box will be under your care. I will send you the deposit slip that my late father use to deposit the consignment box at the  SHIPPING COMPANIES.
Documents and the security company contact to you once you accept to help me and my brother. You have to give me your private phone and fax number to enable me  send the documents to you.Â
Will we offer you 25% for the total sum of amount, if you will help me and claim this funds from the SHIPPING COMPANIE. You will also provide investment programmed where the money will be invested properly when it arrive your hand  safely.
I wait to hear from you
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May God bless you.
MIS,JOYCE BROWN.
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