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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: rao ali <rao_aa9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rao_aa9@yahoo.ie
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:50:37 +0400
Subject: re ; confidential , $12.5 m to be secure through your help


Dear Managing director.
Good Day, I hope my email meets you well.
I am in need of your assistance. My name is Sgt Rao Ali. I am in the Engineering military unit here in Iraq as a messenger.

We have about $12.5 Million US dollars (twelve million five hundred thousand usdollas) that we want to evacuate out of the country. I need a good partner someone i can trust. It is oil money and legal but we are moving it through diplomatic means, with the help the finance firm where it is presently deposited.

The most important thing is that, can we trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your 30% out and keep our own 70%. Your own part of this deal is to keep top secrecy and find a safe place where the funds can be sent. If you are interested I will inform you with more details. But the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times.
I want a straight answer from you if you will be interested to make this deal successful for us; you respond and send to me your name, address and phone number.

reply me at ; rao_aa9@yahoo.ie
Sgt Rao Ali.

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