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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:
- "million 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)
- "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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: "Mrs.Jessica Ayed" <Iwasawa1122@voice.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Jessica Ayed" <sisterjessicachan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 01:34:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention:
I am Mrs Jessica Chan Ayed 31 years old with 1 child and my day is very boring here in Benin. i am in pains mourning the death of my husband due to the political crisis in Libya Tripoli. My late husband was working with a construction company in Zuwara in Libya before his untimely death with Gadaffi Opposition protesters.
I am seeking for your advice or honest for you to stand and act as my husband Foreign Partner in order to help me make the claims of my late husband properties including the sum of $14.5 Million Dollars deposited in DIPLOMATIC SECURITY COMPANY in Libya,Tarabulus previously. Because the Libyan where my late husband deposit his money before, is trying to claim all my late husband money that is in the DIPLOMATIC SECURITY COMPANY because of political crisis.
So I now manage to busy the money from Libyan DIPLOMATIC SECURITY COMPANY to the BENIN DIPLOMATIC SECURITY COMPANY through the help and assistance of Our Father In the Lord BISHOP JOSHUAL KING, to secure the money in the DIPLOMATIC SECURITY COMPANY of Benin Republic while iam also presently in Benin Republic.
I am in Cathedral Notre-Dame Benin Rep. in the care of Rev. Bishop Joshual King and he have advised me to look for an honest person who can stand for me. Please i request for your kind assistance to help me on this matter because i would like you to show me love and care. I will be coming to meet you with my only child as soon as secured this funds to your custody in your country. Please contact me now for this important issue today it is urgent to me please.
Hoping to hear from you soonest. Email
Best Regards,
Mrs.Jessica Ayed
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