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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:
- "consignment " (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)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "spiritual consultation on Money Problem" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revjonacooper2007@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 00:33:40 +0200
Subject: spiritual consultation on Money Problem
Dear
My name is Rev jona cooper,
I have just come down from 7days fasting and prayers and the spirit
ask me to contact you that you have a money problem and that your
business is on hold. I see and forsee that you have some huge amount
consignment belong to yopu that you have spend a lot and you have
never receive any.
I will help you if you help yourself and follow below instruction ---
1. do not disclose your secret or this email correspondence with any
of the patner you are currently working with.
2.our secret watchword is --- secret secret secret.
note that this is our salutation till i will finally help you to take
by force all your consignment hanging outside there.
3.send me the list of all your consignment hanging out there so i can
know the very fist we shall treat the case.
Contact me as soon as u receive this email
Rev Jona Cooper,
Great spiritual healer of the sanctuary of
the new Jerusalem for prayer distance.
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