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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: "Moataz Hegab" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mhtz101@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 07:41:31 -0700
Subject: kindly respond with your CV
ear Sir,
Compliments of the day to you.
I am writing from
the "Kuwait Finance and Investment Company", a premier financial and
investment company here in Kuwait and the GCC Region.
I am a
financial consultant to an investor from a Mineral-Oil Rich African
Country with sensitive political background who wants to invest outside
his country and without the appearance of his name on the investments.
As stated above, my client had approached me with a mandate to seek for
individuals with professional experience in financial management that
can help him channel some funds into profitable investments outside
Africa where these funds could exist outside his name and country.
Should this be of interest to you, kindly respond with your CV and/or personal profile so we can discuss further.
Moataz Hegab
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