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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Contact <alert@isuzem.com>
Reply-To: <jacques.bouchex@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:06:02 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UmUgOiBEb2Jy0Y0gZGVuLA==?=

Dobrý den,
Omlouvám se za tento způsob kontaktování, jen jsem viděl váš
profil a myslel jsem, že jste osoba, kterou potřebuji. Stručně
řečeno, mé jméno je Jacques BOUCHEX, francouzského původu. Trpím
vážnou nemocí, která mě odsuzuje k jisté smrti, rakovinou mozku,
a disponuji částkou dvacet pět milionů pět set tisíc eur (25 500
000 eur), kterou chci předat spolehlivé a čestné třetí straně k
jejímu řádnému využití. Mám společnost, která dováží červený olej
do Francie a dalších zemí. Před deseti lety jsem při nešťastné
dopravní nehodě přišel o manželku a dvě krásné děti. Rád bych
tuto částku věnoval před svou smrtí, protože mé dny jsou sečteny.
Pošlete mi prosím e-mail na adresu jacques.bouchex@hotmail.com.
Kéž vám Pán požehná.
Jacques BOUCHEX
Bu elektronik posta ve beraberinde iletilen bütün dosyalar sadece göndericisi tarafindan alinmasi amaçlanan yetkili gerçek ya da tüzel kisinin kullanimi içindir.Eger söz konusu yetkili alici degilseniz bu elektronik postanin içerigini açiklamaniz, kopyalamaniz, yönlendirmeniz ve kullanmaniz kesinlikle yasaktir ve bu elektronik postayi derhal silmeniz gerekmektedir. İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA bu mesajin içerdigi bilgilerin dogrulugu veya eksiksiz oldugu konusunda herhangi bir garanti vermemektedir. Bu nedenle bu bilgilerin ne sekilde olursa olsun içeriginden, iletilmesinden, alinmasindan ve saklanmasindan sorumlu degildir. Bu mesajdaki görüsler yalnizca gönderen kisiye aittir ve İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA'nin görüslerini yansitmayabilir. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and attachments are confidential and intended solely for the individual(s) stated in this message.This email is not intended to impose nor shall it be construed as imposing any legally binding obligation upon ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY-CERRAHPASA and/or any of its subsidiaries or associated companies. Neither ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY-CERRAHPASA nor any of its subsidiaries or associated companies gives any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this email. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY-CERRAHPASA will not be held liable to any person resulting from the use of any information contained in this email and will not be liable to any person who acts or omits to do anything in reliance upon it.

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