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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "edwardkamal@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Mr Edward Kamal <sibille.john@primacom.net>
Reply-To: <edwardkamal@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 14:45:08 +0200
Subject: I need your help please
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Dear Friend You may be pleased to receive this mail as you do not know
me
personally, but with due respect, trust and humility, I write to you
this
proposal. I am Mr. Edward Kamal the son of Mr. Ibrahim Kamal of Darfur
Sudan. It is indeed my pleasure to contact you for a business venture
which
I intend to establish in your country. I got your contact while I was
doing
a private research on the Internet for a foreign exchange partner that
wants to assist you and my family to transfer funds to your personal or
private account for investment purposes the recent political
instabilities
in my country, I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes
in
life. THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) which was in Darfur
Sudan.
Now I have decided to invest the funds in your country or anywhere for
security reasons. I have mutually agreed to compensate you with 40% of
the
total amount. You can contact me through this email:
edwardkamal@yandex.com
All I require is your honest & child co-operation. I will give you
further
details as soon as you show interest in helping me. Please kindly send
your
details and direct cellphone number to me as well for easy
communication. I
wait for your child consideration to my proposal. Best regards, Edward
Kamal
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primacom
fernsehen.internet.telefon
http://www.primacom.de
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