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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:
- "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 orphan scam.
- 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.
- hascaroline79@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Caroline Hashim <alexanderolivia722@gmail.com>
Reply-To: carolinehashim022@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:42:10 -0700
Subject: Caroline Hashim
Peace be with you Mr or Mrs,
Greetings from a broken heart and with pains and tears but sorry to
have started greetings in pains it's because I have no choice.
Am an orphan , my both parties died through a plane crash and sorry if
I didn't introduce myself on time it's because am writing out of
confusion I can never forget the death of my late parents and am their
only surviving Soul of the family.
My reasons of contacting you it's that I need your help but if only I
can trust you.
My late father was a minister of finance back in his day's which is
Mr.Abdul Hashim.
He deposited the sum of $15 million us dollars in credit bond finance
and security company / banking both consignments of golds in my name
as the beneficiary.
But I need whom I can trust to claim this fund's with me into his or
her position but if only I can trust such person.
But we are to share the fund's %60 ,%40 if you're able to claim the
fund's with me and am doing this because I can't handle such an amount
myself and also I would want to invest with anyone my own %40 share of
the fund's in a company or business of having a better life .
If you know you can help claim this fund's with me please kindly
respond back to me so that I can share the fund's details with you and
also advise you on how to claim it.
Your urgent response it's needed
Please contact me in my personal email... [hascaroline79@gmail.com]
From yours faithfully
Miss. Caroline Hashim
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