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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.
- amarablessing01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "FRANK INVESTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <amarablessing01@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 05:57:16 +0700
Subject: Re:I await your Response
Good Day Sir/Madam
I have an investment proposal for you. I am soliciting your partnership to present you as a partner to a deceased Client whom i was his personal Attorney and to assist me in investing the deceased funds that is lying idle in his bank with no one ever coming to lay claim to it and invest it in your country for the both of us.
Contact me via this email (amarablessing01@gmail.com) with your own private email address for full details if you’re interested.
Regards,
Mr Francis Mark
NOTE: confidentiality and sincerity are basic potential of this transaction.
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Buen día señor / señora
Tengo una propuesta de inversión para usted. Estoy solicitando su asociación para presentarle como un socio a un cliente fallecido que era su abogado personal y para ayudarme a invertir los fondos fallecidos que se encuentra inactivo en su banco con nadie nunca viene a reclamar y invertir En su país para los dos.
Póngase en contacto conmigo a través de este correo electrónico (amarablessing01@gmail.com) con su propia dirección de correo electrónico privado para obtener más información si está interesado.
Saludos,
Sr. Francis Mark
NOTA: la confidencialidad y la sinceridad son el potencial básico de esta transacción.
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