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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: Heleneb Bini <helenebini00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Heleneb Bini <helenebini05@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 05:13:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?Qm9uam91ciB0csOocyBjaGVyLg==?=
Bonjour très cher.
Je suppose que vous ne serez pas surpris de recevoir mon courrier? Mon nom est Helen Bini, fils unique de feu Mr Alfred Bini riche exploitant agricole. Je m’adresse à vous dans le but de créer une relation de bon ami entre nous, je crois que vous savez ce que les vrais amis et la confiance valent.
Je serai heureux si vous acceptez ma demande car je suis prêt à vous en dire plus à propos de mon projet de transfert de mon héritage de €3.500.000 Euros dans une banque de votre pays de résidence.
S'il vous plaît si vous êtes prêt à accepter ma demande, je vous demande de me répondre dès que possible afin que nous fassions plus amples connaissance et que je vous en dise plus.
Je suis en attente de votre réponse très rapidement.
Helen Bini
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