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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: "DR. DHIEU MATHOK DIING WOL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.mathokdiingwol56@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:30:56 -0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT
Dear: Friend,
My name is Dr. Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol, SPLM-IO S/G and Minister of Energy and Dams in South Sudan. but I would like you to cooperate with me so that this (US$7.6M) will be released to you and we use it for joint business investment there in your country for the interest of two of us and our familes. I grantee you that this is 100% risk free business deal only it requires to be confidential between two of us. If you are interested in this please reply with this listed information's so that I will send to yuu the full details on how we will excute the business. Thanking you in advance while I am looking forward to hearing from you and working with you as best of partner / brother.Information's needed:- Your ful name, Your Company's name, Your private telephone number, Fax and Full address office or residential.
Best Regards
Dr. DHIEU MATHOK DIING WOL
002119 15000 1888
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