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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.
- 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.
- mrmohammedmashab58@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: email address <l97720426@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Ms.maroismrsnicole984@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 02:53:28 -0800
Subject: Hello
Good Day,
Please accept my apologies for writing you a surprise letter.I am Mr
Mohammed Mashab, account Manager with an investment bank here in
Burkina Faso.I have a very important business I want to discuss with
you.There is a draft account opened in my firm by a long-time client
of our bank.I have the opportunity of transferring the left over fund
(15.8 Million UsDollars)Fiftheen Million Eight Hundred Thousand United
States of American Dollars of one of my Bank clients who died at the
collapsing of the world trade center at the United States on September
11th 2001.
I want to invest this funds and introduce you to our bank for this
deal.All I require is your honest co-operation and I guarantee you
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect us from any breach of the law.I agree that 40% of this money
will be for you as my foreign partner,50% for me while 10% is for
establishing of foundation for the less privilleges in your country.If
you are really interested in my proposal further details of the fund
transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your
willingness mail for a successful (mrmohammedmashab58@gmail.com)
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Mohammed Mashab.
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