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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- 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.
- janalofer1970@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: 2049e980@opayq.com
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:41:24 +0900
Subject: HELLO: CAN I TRUST YOU WITH $3,800,000 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. (72232)
From Jana Lofer
My Dearest ,
I am the above named person. I am married to Mr. Odman Lofer who before his death was a wealthy cocoa Merchant here in Ivory Coast. We were married for 26 years without a child.
My Husband left the sum of US$3,800,000.00 million United States Dollars in a fix/suspense account in one of the prime bank in Ivory Coast. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not exceed more than five more months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my blood pressure sickness. Having known my condition I decided to seek for your kind assistance to transfer this fund into your account and you will use it to train my adopted daughter who is 16yrs. You will take her as your God child and bring her up in a good and decent manner with what my late husband left behind.
I took this decision to contact you because of my condition and for the facts that my husband relatives wants to size everything and throw my adopted daughter out of the inheritance.So I want to use this little time I have to achieve this arm before joining my ancestors.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. Please indicate your interest and willingness in this transaction by writing back to me urgently and providing me the following information to enable us proceed.
FULL NAMES: ____________________________________
GENDER: ________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH:___________________________________
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:__________________________
HOME ADDRESS:__________________________________
OFFICE ADDRESS:________________________________
TELEPHONE NUMBER:__________
OCCUPATION:______________________________________
YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________
I need your maximum cooperation and keep this confidential for security reasons.You are to reply to my private email address janalofer1970@gmail.com . I am sincerely waiting for your kind and urgent response as soon as your receive this mail.
Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely Yours
Mrs Jana Lofer (92537) (72232)
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