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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mr. Abd Majid" <doverebeca@gmail.com>
Reply-To: freemailrj@aol.com
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 09:17:38 +0000
Subject: Re!! To Your Attention Pls.!!
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From Abd Majid.
22 years old Boy.
Abidjan -Cote d.Ivoire
Dear
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend
to establish in your country.
Though I have not meet with you before but I believe, one has to risk
confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. There is this
amount of $18.5Million United States Dollar, which my late father
deposited with a Bank
which he wanted to used for his political reason in our Country before
he was assassinated.
Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or any where
safe enough outside my country for security and political reasons.
i want you to send me immediately your bank details were this fund
will be transferred into so that as soon as the money gets to your
account i will be coming over to your country to finish my education
and also the investment of the money while you will be the manager of
the investment on till i finish my education,
I will like to invest part of the money into these three investment in
your Country but, if there is any other business that is better than
what I am suggestion, I will be very glad to follow your advice.
1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel
If you can be of an assistance to me i will be pleased to offer you
30% Of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you.
I await your soonest response
Respectfully yours,
Abd Majid
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