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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:
- "justice.gtheowood@outlook.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "justice.gtheowood" <"Justice."@orange.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Georgina Theodora Wood <justice.gtheowood@outlook.fr>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:56:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello
Thank you so much,
I am Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood , I would like to seek for your assistance towards fund belonging to a deceased client of mine who shares the same last name with you because the custodian financial institution is at the verge of confiscating his deposit worth $980,000.00 if I do not present any next of kin in the next 21 working days.I would appreciate your immediate response,further details of my proposal to you.I look forward to your reply.
I am assuring you of a 100% risk free in this transaction before and after this business is concluded.If you are interested feel free to write me so that to enable me give you full details and information you will need to provide to enable us claim the fund meanwhile 88 people were killed and 42 were injured in that Plane Crash in Thailand and hospitalized,many of them are foreigners, according to Bangkok-based news network The Nation. Therefore here is the link and the full information you should read on this link to understand it better:
http://www.china.org.cn/international/photos/2007-09/17/content_1224653.htm
Kindly get back to me to enable me give you the full details meanwhile Am look forward to hear from you therefore kindly get back to me through this Email Address: (justice.gtheowood@outlook.fr)
Best Regard.
Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood
Supreme Court Republic of Ghana
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