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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.
- 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.
- reem.alh2023@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Reem E. Al-Hashimi" <admintele.umst@unimedika.com>
Reply-To: a0976047327@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:08:08 -0700
Subject: I Request your Attention
My name is Reem E. Al-Hashimi, the Emirati Minister of State. I am writing to you to stand as my partner to receive my share of the gratification from the foreign companies that I helped during the bidding process to the Dubai World Expo 2020/2021 Committee.
I am serving as a minister and I have a limit to my personal income and investment level, I cannot receive such a huge amount back to my country or my personal account.
I have agreed with the foreign companies to transfer the gratuities to an open beneficiary account at a financial institution where I will be able to direct further transfer of the funds to a third party account.
The amount is valued at $47,745,533.00 with a financial institution awaiting my instructions for further transfer to a destination account as soon as I have your information indicating interest and I will compensate you with 30% of the total amount and you will also benefit from the investment.
Please note that the above details are subject to my working with you as a partner. reply to me by email: reem.alh2023@gmail.com
If you can make the fund a good investment.
Kind regards,
Reem
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