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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 next of kin scam.
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs.Adalene Gabriel" <info@rolandhouel.fr>
Reply-To: mrs.adalenegabrel50@webmail.hu
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2021 18:59:29 +0430
Subject: Hello Dearest
Hello Dearest,
I am Mrs.Adalene Gabriel the wife of late Mr.Gabriel Morrison a Scottish Chemical Engineer who worked with Qatar Petroleum (QP) in Qatar. I found your contact details from the Human resources management data base and decided to contact you in good faith to partner with me for a good cause. My husband died in a car accident I was married with my late husband for many years without a child. My Husband has a fixed deposit in the security/finance institution the sum of {Forty Million USD}. Presently, I am very sick as I was told by my family doctor that I have Cancer and I have few months to live on this earth. Please I want you to email me your details on the above email address immediately you receive this letter as I have decided to donate this fund to any sincere person for the following purposes as follows:
1: To set up a Cancer Foundation Hospital in my name in your country to assist victims of Cancer.
2: To build an Orphanage for less-privileged children/orphans.
These are the wishes of a dying widow. As the only survival of Morrison’s family this are the desires of my heart, hence my decision as I do not have a child to take over my family inheritance and I want you to Stand-in for this inheritance fund for the above
mentioned purpose in your country. Note. 50% of this total Fund will be for your personal use.
If you indicate your interest in this NOBLE CAUSE I will be waiting for your response urgently. All documents related to this Fund are with me in safe keeping.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Adalene Gabriel
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