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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: Mis Shaima Al-Sayed Laboso <mrs.lllllll.gggggggg@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shaimaalsayed5@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 11:54:45 +0100
Subject: Hello My Dear Friend,
Good day
Good day and God bless you as you read this massage,
I am by name Mis Shaima Al-Sayed 23 years old girl from Tunisia, yes
my Mother was Late Miss Lorna Laboso the former Tunisia Assistant
Minister of Home and affairs who was among the plan that crash board
in the remote area of Kalong’s western Tunisia.
I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am
receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late
mothers treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of
my beloved mother. One day I opened my mother brave case and secretly
found out that my mother deposited the sum of $8.5 million in Coris
bank Burkina Faso with my name Mis Mis Shaima Al-Sayed Laboso as the
next of kin, then I visited Burkina Faso to withdraw the money and
take care of myself and start a new life, on my arrival the Bank
Director whom I meet in person Mr. Batish Zongo told me that my mother
left an instruction to the bank, that the money should be release to
me only when I am married or I present a trustee who will help me and
invest the money overseas.
That is the reason why I am in search of a honest and reliable person
who will help me and stand as my trustee for the Bank to transfer the
money to his account for me to come over and join you. It will be my
great pleasure to compensate you with 30% of the money for your help
and the balance shall be my capital with your kind idea for me to
invest under your control over there in your country.
As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest I
will send you my picture's in my next mail and how you will have the
money in your account.
Yours Sincerely
Mis Shaima Al-Sayed Laboso
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