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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "abidjan" (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.
- rossimrsmartina57@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Natallie kwassi <natalliekwassi01@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:40:35 +0100
Subject: Good day to you,
Good day to you,
I am writing you inrespect of Reverend Sister Martina Rose, an Italian
citizen but served at Cathedral of the de. Espirit Abidjan Cote D'
Ivoire here, She is 67 years old suffering from chronic urinary tract
cancer. From all indications her condition is really deteriorating and
is quite obvious that she may not live more than two months after her
next surgery scheduled to be held in United Kingdom which her personal
physician told her that she may not live for more than 2 months and
she is so scared about it and this is why she asked me to write this
urgent message to you so that you can contact her back quickly.
Please try to contact her back immediately you receive this message
through this her private email address (rossimrsmartina57@gmail.com)
in order to hear from you so that she will discuss about a deposit of
2.9 million Euros which she want to use for missionary charity
work and lucrative businessin your country.
Thanks
Nurse Natallie Kwassi
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