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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.
- zenkosodo@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Zen" <stipel@cpacf.org.ar>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:58:17 -0300
Subject: 'Confidential'
.Good day,for your kind attention, My name is Dr. Zen Kosodo. I work as a professional banker with good post in Burkina. i will be very happy if you can assist me to relocate a total sum of €25 Million Euros to your bank account for the benefit of both of us. This is a genuine business transaction; simply that i cannot operate it alone without using a foreigner as required by the law of our bank. So I am contact you to pose as the foreign representative or Next of Kin before my bank so that you can receive the funds in your account. That is my reason of contacting you so you can share the benefit with me. You will be entitled to have 45% of this fund as a foreign partner, since you will provide a bank account where this money will be transferred. The rest of 55% will be for me. As soon as you indicate your readiness on assurance of trust, i will send you the full details on how this business will be executed. Please keep this proposal "CONFIDENTIAL" for the success of this transaction.Please contact me on my private email address ( zenkosodo@gmail.com ) so we can start up.I will be looking forward for your urgent response.Thank you and be blessed.Dr. Zen K.
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