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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.
- 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.
- parkohn10@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. X" <gw.skauto.co.kr>
Reply-To: parkohn10@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 03:29:45 +0100
Subject: Good Day!
Good Day! I am the Head of Corporate Finance at Shawbrook Asset Finance, Lt=
d here in UK, I handle all investment bankers, private investment groups an=
d private investor's direct capital funds. I do have a private authorizatio=
n of one of my clients (Mr.) Talal Ben Yushah who is from Libya with delica=
te political position to seek for individuals with sound financial manageme=
nt experiences to handle the investment and management of over US$500 Milli=
on devoid of his name. If you have fund management abilities or credible pr=
ojects in need of funding, please let us a have brief description of your n=
ature of business/professional experiences alongside your registered busine=
ss name and physical address in a returned email so we can discuss further.=
NOTE: This mutual partnership is 100% legal, risk Call me +44 7937025283 o=
r reply to: parkohn10@gmail.com I will explain further when you respond. I =
count on your understanding and I would appreciate your urgent response. No=
te if you are not wily to handle the transaction don't border to reply me t=
his is very serious thank you. Sincerely, Mr. Park John
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