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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Dadat." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <juanitamrsdadat@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 01:16:40 -0700
Subject: [Spam] investment partnership
Dear Sir/ Madam ,
Thanks for this mail. I am Mrs Dadat Juanita an Australian citizen but currently very sick. Yes i contacted you to solicit for your direct partnership to invest 15.5 million US dollars in your company directly or in any other better investment right in your country that you
posses enough competence as a person to implement and also manage it yourself.
I do not have a specific field or area that i would like to invest my funds right now rather than in your company or in any other better investment you posses enough competence to help me implement and manage in your country which is why i contacted you directly. My health is really a concern to me right now which are the reasons why i have opted to
partner with you as a silent investor.
My late husband before his death deposited 15.5 million dollars in a safe keeping company right in Spain and if am to partner with you, i will be so glad if we can retrieve this money from the safe keeping company and then invest it right in your country all in your name and under your care. I am willing to forfeit as much as i can to be accommodated in this partnership than loosing the my money and the opportunity be your partner.
Please do get back to me urgently so that we can discuss further with your full names,address and phone number
I await your response.
Mrs Dadat.
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