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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:
- "million us 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)
- 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.
- titicandrawatia4196608@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Aiesha Fatema <fatema198310010@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:23:40 -0700
Subject: Greetings !!!
Hello Dear,
Hello My Name is Titi Candrawati, a citizen of Indonesia. I'm sorry
to have contacted you but time left me no other choice. I know this news
will surprise you because we don't know each other too well, but the grace
of God brought me to you and I want you to read my message carefully. It's
nice meeting you, I have been living in Syria with my husband Isa Huso. I
am Huso, wife of the late Syrian Kurdish politician Isa Huso. My husband
died when a bomb planted in his car exploded in 2013. He was a member of
the Kurdish Supreme Committee.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-23506429
Since his death, I have been managing to stay alive because of the
political instability and unending war here in Syria. Things have been
tough for me these past years since the death of my husband. Why I'm
contacting you is to know if we can have a personal conversation as I would
like to leave Syria to a safe country as soon as possible to emigrate to
your country. My late husband left some funds behind 5 MILLION US DOLLARS
in HSBC bank in United Kingdom british country and i need your
unconditional assistance to stand as my late husband relatives so that the
bank will release the money and transfer it into your account so that i can
leave Syria to your country to start a new life and establish a profitable
business with the fund
Get in touch with me through my private email address so that I can
elaborate on it a bit more deeply if interested:
titicandrawatia4196608@gmail.com
Thanks
Mrs.Titi Huso
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