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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- 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.
- aahmadumair4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Alhaji Ahmed Umair <isiakustephen@gmail.com>
Reply-To: aahmadumair4@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:02:45 -0700
Subject: Urgent Response Needed
I MR ALHAJI AHMED UMAIR FROM COTONOU WEST AFRICA LOOKING FOR A
RELIABLE INVESTOR OR BUSSINESS PERSON THAT CAN HELP ME TO CLAIM SUM OF
$35.5MILLION USD THAT WAS KEPT IN THE BOX WITH SECURITY VAULT BY MY
LATE BOSS MR HARLOD FRTZ FROM USA WHO DIED 7 MONTH AGO HERE IN BENIN
AND KNOW BODY AWARE THAT THIS FUND IS WITH THE VAULT .
EVEN THE VAULT WHERE THIS BOX OF THE MONEY WAS KEPT DID NOT AWARE THAT
THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IS MONEY FOR SECURITY REASON WHAT WE DECALRED
AS THE CONTENT OF THE BOX IS JEWELRIESAND GOLD MATERIALS FOR SRCURITY
REASON THIS MY TRANSACTION IS FREE FROM ALL UPFRONT PAYMENT AND FOR
ANY PURPOSE THE MOST PARAMOUNT IMPORTANT IN THIS TRANSACTION IS YOUR
PRESENT TO MEET WITH ME FACE TO FACE
HERE IN COTONOU BECAUSE WITHOUT YOUR PRESENT NOTING CAN BE DONE SO YOU
ARE TO MAKE YOUR EXPENSES OF YOUR TRAVELING AND YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION
TO COTONO FOR FINAL TRANSACTION I WILL OFFER YOU 40% FROM THE TOTAL
FUND ND 60% FOR ME
AS OWNER OF THE TRANSACTION IN CONCLUSION IF YOU ARE INTERESTED KINDLY
SEND TO ME YOUR FULL DETAILS WITH YOUR SCAN PASSPORT FOR THE NEXT STEP
AS THE OWNER OF THE FUND
PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ID BELOW E-mail:
aahmadumair4@gmail.com
THANKS FOR YOUR MAXIMUM COPERATION IN ADVANCED
SINCERELY
ALHAJI AHMED UMAIR
+ 229 54879611
E-mail: aahmadumair4@gmail.com
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