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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states 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: tpreyes45@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 23:35:07 +0000
Subject: Hello
HELLO DEAR
Thank you for your response and how are you and your family
Pardon me for Contacting you through this media i know we have not mate before but i have no other means to reach on you .
My name is Mrs. Teresita Pernia Reyes the wife of late Dr Angelo Tomas Reyes A former Philippine military chief and cabinet minister who was
shot by gunmen and later he died in a gunshot wound on February 8,2011 . my late husband had in recent weeks made headlines after a
former military budget officer accused him of siphoning off enormous amounts of money from state coffers .
the philippines government have been treating my family and recentlythey sentence my first son Angelo Reyes JR 15 YEARS NOW so i 'm no
longer self . my late husband deposited $10,200;000.00 ( Ten million two Hundred thousand united states dollars ) in the security company
.he deposit this money in a security and finance company abroad through diplomatic secret arrangement as a family valuable just in
case anything ever happen to him. this means that the security companydoes not know the real content of the metallic box since the death of
my late husband, the philippine state government has blocked all my entire family account Also my late husband brothers succeeded in
collecting all our properties from me that is under our control and they are still looking for more.
Therefore I am contacting you to help me secure this found since the philippines government had made it impossible for me to move out ,
please tell me if I can trust you , when you claim it. I am willing to give you 25% of the total sum of money then i will come over to meet
you in your country for you to help me invest the money in a good business that will benefit both families , as soon asi receive your
message indicating your interest in handling this transaction i will give you more details write me direct on my private mail ;
Best Wishes .
Mrs Teresita P Reyes
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