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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: Chantal Lobel <chantallobel@mail.bg>
Reply-To: Chantal Lobel <chantal_lobel@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:22:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From; Mrs Chantal Lobel
From; Mrs Chantal Lobel
Hello Dear
It is my pleasure
to contact you for a business venture which my Son and I intend to
establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I
believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in
life.
There is this amount of U.S Dollars ($4.500.000) which my late Husband kept for us here in Cote d'Ivoire before his death.
Now
my son and I have decided to invest these money anywhere safe enough
outside our Country for my son’s study and future. We want you to
transfer and invest this fund in any lucrative business were tax will
not be too much. If you can be of an assistance and honest to us we will
be pleased to offer to you 15% of the fund while you manage the
investment for us. It is very urgent and I await your immediate response
so that I will furnish you with more details.
Sincerely yours,
Mrs Chantal Lobel
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