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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 "dying widow" scam.
- 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.
- clark.caroline29@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: karenlee3080@gmail.com
Reply-To: karenlee3080@gmil.com
Date: 05 Jun 2020 22:57:16 +0300
Subject: Your urgent response
I am Mrs. Karen Lee from USA. I and my late husband lived my whole life in Turkey. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer.
My doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. My late husband worked with Shell Petroleum Company in Turkey for twenty years before he died in the year 2010.
We were married for ten years without a child. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks. When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of 7.5Million Euro with Turkish bank.
The bank management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to sign for the release of this fund or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over before the Government use it to for this pandamic.
I am seeking for any honest person who will get the Funds from the my Bank and will use this money to fund the poor, orphanages, widows and charity organizations.
You have to assure and promise me that 60% of the Fund will be donated to any Charity organization. You can use 40% to help yourself and invest in any profitable business that can bring annual income.
reply only if you are interested. Please contact my lawyer via this email for more information.
clark.caroline29@gmail.com
Respectful.
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