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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 next of kin scam.
- 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.
- rfrosefrank001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: ROSE <dike2000@mail.kz>
Reply-To: MRS ROSE <rfrosefrank001@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2017 21:21:51 +0600 (ALMT)
Subject: HELLO-
My Dearest Beloved in Christ,
How are you today? I hope all is well with you and your family to the glory of Almighty God. My name is MRS.ROSE. I am married to Late MR FRANK who works in SAUDI ARABIA Embassy in Africa for nine years and also a Gold Merchant before he died in the year 2006. My dear I am divinely touched in my heart to offer my inheritance fund through you for Charity work to help the less privileges, orphans and motherless children. My dear I am written you this message because I am suffering from esophageal Liver Cancer for years now and I have undergone series of cancer treatments but no avail.
Recently I went for a medical check up and my doctor privately told me that I might not survive this cancer illness for the next 3 weeks because the cancer has damage my Liver. Having known to my condition, I have decided to donate my inheritance fund to you the sum of $5.9 MILLION .My dear I want you to use this fund for Charity work in helping the less privileges, orphans and motherless children. My dear I have decided to hand over this fund to you so that you will conduct a vastly charity work and dispense the fund to the glory of God in helping the less privileges and orphans around.
My dear immediately I hear from you I will give you all the information about this Fund with our Bank contact detail. I pray that God will be with you in as you desire to do this Charity work.
Please kindly respond to me Via my private email here ( rfrosefrank001@gmail.com ) for further information about this deal.
I'm waiting to receive your reply.
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