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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.
- maryvonne.m@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "LE GALL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maryvonne.m@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:36:43 +0100
Subject: Re: MARYVONNE LE GALL,
JE SUIS MME MARYVONNE LE GALL FRANCAISE D'ORIGINE, JE SUIS MARIEE A FEU M.PAUL DOSSOU ANCIEN MINISTRE DES FINANCES AU BENIN DECEDE LE 05 MARS 2003, JE SUIS INSTALLE
EN AFRIQUE ET PRECISEMENT AU BENIN DEPUIS BIENTOT UNE VINGT D ANNEES. VEUVE DEPUIS 14 ANS J AIMERAIS BIEN ENTRETENIR UNE RELATION SERIEUSE ET DURABLE AVEC UN HOMME EUROPEEN, CELIBATAIRE ET RESPONSABLE. DE PREFERENCE UN HOMME AYANT DES
EXPERIENCES EN MATIERE DE GESTION DE FORTUNE. CAR JE SOUHAITERAIS UNE FOIS NOTRE RELATION AMOUREUSE BIEN STABILISEE ETRE CONSEILLEE ET ASSISTEE PAR CE DERNIER POUR
LE RAPATRIEMENT EN EUROPE D’UNE FORTUNE QUI M’A ETE LEGUEE PAR MON MARI DEFUNT. AYANT LUTTER TOUTE SEULE CONTRE LES VELLEITES DES POLITICIENS BENINOIS J AIMERAIS GRACE A L AIDE DE MON FUTUR PRINCE CHARMANT (SURTOUT EUROPEEN )POUVOIR TRES RAPIDEMENT METTRE MA FORTUNE A L ABRI EN EUROPE AVANT QUE LE NOUVEAU GOUVERNEMENT EN PLACE PRENNE LE RELAIS DES ANCIENS POLITICIENS VEREUX QUI ONT TOUT TENTE
POUR ME VOLER. ISSUE DE LA FAMILLE DE GALLES, J'AI ACT
MARYVONNE LA GALL. maryvonne.m@yahoo.com
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