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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 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.
- yunus.ismail@africamail.com (Africamail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "giovanna" <giovanna@coppanet.it>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 00:14:29 +0200
Subject: Can you be trusted with money?,,
Dear Intended Partner,
I work with reputable bank and wish us to enter into partnership that will be beneficial to both of us, Please i need you to stand as the next of kin to my late client who died without a WILL and claim his money in our bank because the bank want to convert it to government funds. I will give you directions on how we are going to do it because am his account relationship officer, I have all the information needed to legally bring the requested transaction to logical conclusion.
Please get back to me if you are interested via yunus.ismail@africamail.com with your full personal details.
Regards
Ismail Yunusa
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