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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "money order " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- aishwby28@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barister Simon" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ssonagnonbarister@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 01:53:37 -0700
Subject: Attention:

Attention.

The above mentioned name is to inform that it was on my knowledge that Amount of $900,000,00 cashier check was handed over to me by Mrs Aisha Wahab to hand over to you before her departure to her current base in Brussels Belgium,you are to inform that there is an option to receive the Cashier Check,you can fly down here in this country by arriving in my office to pick up your cashier check.

Then alternative and the Cashier Check can be send to you through a Béninoise Courier Delivery Service which is the only Courier service that Authorize and Approved by the government to dispatch and deliver such cashier check nor something related to money order out of these country,but you will pay for their delivery charge

Finally and if you have choosing to be here in person to collect your Cashier Check and kindly inform me on the Date and time of your arrival in order to pick you up from the Airport on your arrival.

again and Mrs Aisha Wahab has informend me about some bad and dubious elements of hackers people that hacked her email address and communicating you from her email box and direct you to one rand bank in south africa which is fake as your money is not their,but on my custody as i have stated above and do not reply to any message that you might got from such fake bank because it is fake and impostors as they are tyring to rip you off just for nothing,Mrs Aisha Wahab also informed me that she advice you to change your password for your security and safety reason,hence you had already establish contact with them and being the deadly they are and they will has access of your mail box without your information,so do effect the change of your password very urgent for your safety purposes and to kept your privacy intact.also note that you can only contact Mrs Aisha Wahab on her only new alternative she gave you as follow aishwby28@gmail.com, pls note that for your own protection prior

Acknowledge the receipt of this message as soon as you read it.

Best Regards,

Barrister Simon Sonagnon
Porto Novo
Republic of Benin.

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