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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- zubaidarkhan55@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Zubaidar Khan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zubaidarkhan55@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 03:24:51 -0800
Subject: I would like you to help me secure this, It is urgent.
Hello Friend.
My name is Mrs.Zubaidar Khan from Afghanistan, A personal aide to the former president Ahsraf Ghani who abandoned his country and ran away due to the Taliban takeover of our country. He took only his immediate family and then flew the country and abandoned as well and failed on his promise to take me along. I feel betrayed by him knowing fully well that my name is on the Taliban hit list of people to be executed immediately after takeover control of power.
Right now I'm hiding somewhere in Afghanistan and trying to find a way to escape from the country. Weeks before the Taliban takeover, I was able to move sum funds out of the country in expectation that this day would come but we never anticipated that it would come this fast.
Please, I would like you to help me secure this fund until I find my way out of the country which is 50\50 chance right now.
The total amount is $25 million U.S dollars and I am willing to give you 30% of the total fund for your help. I will give more details as soon as I receive your reply. Please help me.
May Allah Bless you.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Zubaidar Khan.
Email: zubaidarkhan55@gmail.com
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