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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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 us 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)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- 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.
- causanillerovira11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Causanille Rovira" <rovira025@uba-group.net>
Reply-To: causanillerovira11@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:21:17 +0000
Subject: HELLO FREIND
Greetings to you
My names are Causanilles Rovira maria jose A Spanish Nationality Based in West Africa, Am suffering from Cancer of the Breast and my Doctor has severally told me that the Cancer has gotten to the last Stage.
According to him, I may not live beyond next few months.
I have sold most of my Valuable Properties and Added the money to what I inherited from my late Husband, Now I have a total deposit of ($1.3 million US Dollars) with U.B.A Bank.
"I Want my funds to be use for charity work and helping less privileged anywhere in the World".
I am contacting you because I want to present you to my Bank as the Beneficiary to receive the funds and use it for CHARITY WORK.
If you promise to do my WISH, I offer you 30% of the funds, then 70% can be used for Charity and helping less privileged.
Contact me on this Email ID causanillerovira11@gmail.com
Hope to hear from you soonest.
Yours Faithfully
Causanilles Rovira
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