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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: James Tugas <jamestugas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: James Tugas <jamestugas@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 22:20:30 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Important Supply for you.
Important Supply for you.
Dear sir,
Greetings to you I believe that this mail will meet you in peace. My name is James Tugas, I am a business consultant from Abidjan Ivory Coast. Â My contact to you is in regards to a lucrative and important Supply needed urgently. Â It is true that we did not know each other in the past but let me believe that you will be able to handle this important business I am proposing with care.
Following a Epidemic outbreak of Animal disease here in Cote d’Ivoire among cattle and Camels therefore the supply of very important Animal Vaccine is urgently needed by  a very bid live stock farmer here who owns so many animal farms in different countries in West Africa .
Please if you can handle this business as a foreign supplier and my partner, I will give necessary information on accepting to handle this important supply that will yield lots of benefits for us.
Reply urgently.
Best Regards.
James Tugas
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