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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.
- princemarco@post.cz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "PRINCE MARCO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <princemarco@post.cz>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 03:37:34 +0100
Subject: My Name Is Prince Marco
Prince Marco is my name , 23 yrs old From Yiraia Town and a Sierra Leonean by nationality.
I am presently residing in North RB as a result of war that ravaged my country couple of years ago. And the story can be seen here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
I wanted to facilitate this agreement by myself, but I am relatively new to this environment, and so seek your assistance to help me claim the 400 kg alluvial gold my late mother deposited with Gold Planet Sarl here in Benin Republic.
Please if you can be trusted and capable to handle this with me in full confidence & trust, I will forward to you the evident deposit of the Gold when you comply. You will be compensated very well immediately the gold is sold at your end through your assistance. Email me with below contact.
Sincerely,
Prince Marco
Email: <princemarco@post.cz>
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