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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: 2019gijomail@thanks-res.co.jp
Reply-To: ehashimyreem@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 20:11:34 +0000
Subject: How was your weekend?
Good day,
My name is Reem E. Hashimy, the Emirates Minister of State and Managing Director of the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) World Expo 2020 Committee.
I am writing you to manage my funds I received as financial gratification from various foreign companies I assisted to participate in the incoming Dubai World Expo 2020.
The amount is $44,762,906.00 United States dollars.The cumulative deposit were given as an expression of appreciation from the various foreign companies whose applications received approval to participate in the in-coming Dubai Expo 2020. But I could not receive the various gratifications to my personal account in my country because of my office and social status as a married Muslim lady with limitations and restriction to certain investment opportunities.
For this reason, an agreement was reached with a consulting firm to channel the various financial gifts into an open beneficiary account with a financial institution where it will be possible to instruct transfer of right of ownership on the fund to a third party for investment purpose which is the reason I am contacting you to receive and manage the fund as my investment partner.
The detail will be discuss on your indication of interest with capacity to manage the fund in a good investment.
Wishing you the best in the year with regards.
Reem.
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