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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- 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.
- amorsomda@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Amor Somda and Son" <abusalam8765@aol.fr>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 11:56:58 GMT
Subject: How Are You Doing
Thank you in advance for taking time out of your busy day to read and consider my proposal. My message may come to you as a surprise, however it is my honest desire to share a mutual business relationship with you for which I am contacting you today. I am Mrs. Amor SOMDA the wife to the deceased former Head of Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa. My husband (SOMDA TAMIYU ADAGBA) was the linkman between the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum sector in a West African country. He also attends OPEC meetings constantly in Geneva before his death caused by cardiac arrest in our home town.
Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC he was able to make S$15.5million which he deposited with one of the bank in our country as a business associate partner fund and not in my name or name of anybody. I need your help in claiming this money as i cannot claim it directly because he made the deposit as a fund belonging to his business associate in order for our country government not to raise eyebrow on it since he was a civil servant during that time, and the code of conduct bureau forbids him or his wife to acquire such amount of money.
It is on this basis that I am contacting you for assistance which I know that you are very capable to help me claim the fund, if you will be interested all the necessary claim documents that would cover the fund into your account shall be procure in your name as a beneficiary of the fund and no authorities will question you the origin of the fund. I promise you that you shall be entitled to 40% of the total funds while the rest will be given to me on arrival in your country for the up keeping of my only son and for further investment under your care and control there in your country as I can not be able to do any investment here in West Africa due to the origin of the said fund.
I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is risk free and doesn't have any negative implication. You should not entertain any fear at all now or in future as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund have been finalized. If you can conveniently assure me of your ability to keep this business very secret and confidential and then promise me that you will not betray me when the fund enters into your account in your country then Kindly contact me for more details. through this email address: amorsomda@gmail.com ,
Finally I want you to know that i cannot talk very well being a Stammering.
Best regards,
Mrs. Amor Somda and Son.
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