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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.
- josephinetehiva@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Josephine TEHIVA <Jtehiva@gmail.com>
Reply-To: josephinetehiva@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:52:10 +0100
Subject: Re: Bonjour
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Bien Aimé,
Je vous contacte de la sorte car je souhaite communiquer avec le monde
et fais une chose que je devrais peut être pas dû. Je souffre
énormément d'une maladie très grave que je n’arrive presque pas Ã
trouver le sommeil. J'envisage de léguer mes biens familiaux. Ensuite
j'avais décider de mètres en place plusieurs centres (centres d'aide
sociale, hôpitaux et centre d'orphelinats....) dans un pays du Monde
Je veux donc léguer les frais réservés pour mes projet que je voulais
mettre en place dans un pays . qui est jusqu’à ce jour dans une
banque. Cette somme dont je vous parle est de deux millions vingt-cinq
mille euros ( 2.025.000£ )
Bien vrai que je ne vous connais pas, mais ce que je demande à DIEU
c’est de rendre votre cœur saint afin de réaliser mes projets avec ce
don c'est Ã
dire, construire des centres d'aide sociale.
Je me sens si mal chaque jour car on m'a informé que je suis proche de
la mort. Bien aimé, j'ai peur de mourir mais la vie ne me laisse pas
le choix. Je
prie éternelle notre Dieu de bien vouloir m'accorder une place dans les
cieux.
Merci de bien vouloir me contacter:
josephinetehiva@gmail.com
Mme Josephine TEHIVA
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