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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 next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Douglas Pound" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <doupound85@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 19:04:46 -0500
Subject: Partner with me..
Greeting,
I am indeed glad to be in contact with you even though this medium of communication (internet) has been grossly abused by criminal minded people making it difficult for people with genuine intention to correspond and exchange views without skepticism. I got your contact from USA Directory Hence I contacted you.
l am Douglas Pound, attorney to my late client Mr. Romans Blum who was a businessman, a Holocaust survivor and real estate developer, who died on Jan 23 2012, He left behind no heirs and no surviving family members to claim the amounting $12.8 million with the ABERDEEN ASSET AND FINANCE UNITED KINGDOM his former wife died in 1992 and the couple was childless. I am contacting you as a matter of urgency to become the Next of Kin to late Mr. Romans Blum to enable us claim the above fund.
Please get back to me if you are willing to help. This project is 100% legal and risk Free.
Douglas Pound
Senior Partner
Douglas Pound Solicitor
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