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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 about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Zakariya Skakir" <zakariyash@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zakariyasha@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:34:00 +0530
Subject: PLS URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED

Good Day,
With deep appreciation of your esteem, i wish to Introduce my self to
you, I am Mr. Zakariya Shakir from iraq, but i am presently undergoing
treatment in India ASIA due to gun shoot i have on leg during war erra
in my country the doctor was counterplating to armpute my leg.
( conditionally) .

Actually i will like to invest in your country.i will like to know the procedures
of a non-citizen investing in yourcountry, actually i contacted you because
i cannot invest in yourcountry without an assistant from someone from
your country.

I will like you to advice me on a business there that i can invest and
the procedures before the investment, why i inquired is because, in
investments, you have to look for a good company or country that the
safety environmental condition of the foriegn investor is quaranteed.

A company or country that is trustworthy with good government, good
management and better economy. thanks very much for taking time to go
through my e-mail and i am also looking forward to read your reply soon so
as to detail you on my investments programme and how much fund that i am
intending to invest and also the area of the business that i would like
to invest it after good negotiation.

Thanks,
Mr. Zakariya Skakir



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