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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 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.
- mw111222999@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: 0234556778@mail.gov.ua
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:19:10 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Let me know if I can work with you
Good day
Mr. Robert Hugo is my name, I work in a Bank in United Kingdom, and used=
to
personally handle transactions of Mr. Park Suk, a citizen of South Korea=
n.
Mr. Park died on the 5th of February, 2012 from injuries he sustained in=
auto crash 3 years ago. Before his death Park lived in United Kingdom an=
d
was a Contractor with London Energy dept. He has =C2=A36.2M in a fixed a=
ccount
with the bank with no other beneficiary. Now i write to seek your consen=
t
to present you as a foreign partner to stand in as the next of kin to th=
e
late Mr. Park.
Let me know if I can work with you.
SEND YOUR REPLY ONLY TO THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL: ( mw111222999@hotmail.com=
)
SEND YOUR REPLY ONLY TO THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL: ( mw111222999@hotmail.com=
)
My best Regards
Mr. Robert Hugo
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