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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.
- ericyanick.gold@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Eric Yanick <ericyanick1.gold@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ericyanick.gold@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:56:58 +0000
Subject: YANICK GOLD MINES
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Dear sir,
We want only reliable and serious buyer or broker for a long term
business relationship.If you are interested,do not hesitate to get
back to us as soon as you receive this mail so that we will prepare
and send you our full co-operate offer (FCO). Even if you are not
prepared to buy our Gold bare now but can get a buyer for us, we pay
2000 $ as commission per kg to Agent/Mandate or Intermediary. We look
forward in doing a long lasting business transaction with you. Contact
us here for more info :
Cordially
Chief Koulibay Bamory
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YANICK GOLD MINES INC
Address: Rue 4 de Sasandra Avenue 10 BOUNA
01 BP 1585 BOUNA 01 Cote d’Ivoire
Tel / Whatsapp :00225 6588 4457
Fax: + 225 21 267 639
Email: ericyanick.gold@gmail.com
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