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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs Thelma Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsthelmaanderson@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2018 11:39:00 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear
Greetings to you.
I am sorry for intruding into your privacy. It is due to the urgent nature of my inquiries,
My name is Mrs Thelma Anderson Chairman Audit and Compliance Committee Dana Gas Sharjah. I came across your email on my personal search for our customer who was a contractor with Dana Gas here in UAE before finally relocating back to Asia without droping his location to us.
However since all my effort to locate him fail, I have no option than to discuss with you and other three person selected for this project.
we are seeking for means of expanding and relocating our business interest in steel,
If you think you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in this sector please write to me for possible business co-operation. We are ready to facilitate and fund any related business which is capable of generating 10% AROI in JV partnership. Hard loan funding can also be considered.
Regards
Mrs Thelma Anderson
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