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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: "Mr. Sullayman Samba" <evans.davis2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sullayman.samba@minister.com
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 09:00:26 +0000
Subject: Re: Contact!
Hello,
My name is Mr. Sullayman Samba from the Republic of Gambia the Minister of
Presidential Affairs to the Ex-President of Gambia Yahya Jammeh who lost
the Presidential General elections in Gambia on 1st December, 2016 to
Opposition Candidate Mr. Adama Barrow who is now the Democratic Elected
President of Gambia. I am presently in Ghana to seek political Asylum due
to the New President has vowed to prosecute the Outgoing Ministers under
Former President Yahya Jammeh.
As a result, I am under security watch and would not like to be prosecuted
by the new Government. Therefore I have only $4,000.000 which was kept in a
bank here in Ghana. And I would like you to help me to process my traveling
documents after a successful delivery/Wire to your designated address in
your Country, so that I can relocate to Tonga Island or New Zealand. So I
humbly request your assistance to help me move out from Ghana to Pacific
Island to have a good living and spend the rest of my life over there.
I am expecting your response.
Greetings.
Mr. Sullayman Samba
Former Minister of Affairs Gambia.
Mobile: +233-238172952
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