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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- 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.
- zeeronald46@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- name is mr. ronald zee phone 00229-96506258 his email is zeeronald46@gmail.com forward my email detail to him to read my instruction (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Patrick Hoff <Ecowas.@mail.goo.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Patrick <zeeronald46@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:38:49 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Details of your compensation fund
Details of your compensation fund
I'm sorry for contacting you lately it was due to my investment. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Vietnam, though I tried my best to involve you in the business but God decided the whole situations. Presently I’m in Vietnam for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
Now contact my secretary for sending of your check to you, his name is Mr. Ronald Zee phone 00229-96506258 his email is zeeronald46@gmail.com forward my email detail to him to read my instruction concerning sending the total sum of eight hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars (USD$850,000.00) which i kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in the past, i appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with him and instruct him on how to send the money to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it
In the moment, I’m very busy here because of the investment projects which i and my new partner are having at hand.
My Best regards
Mr. Patrick T. Hoff
Greetings from Vietnam
patw9743@gmail.com
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