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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: Web Best <raz_me07@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <raz_haruna01@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:16:16 +0000
Subject: I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE



DEAR SIR/MADAM, MY NAME IS RAZIM HARUNA.I AM 65 YEARS OLD MAN.I AMFROM DUBAI {UNITED ARAB EMIRATE}.I OWNED TWOBUSINESSES IN DUBAI.I WAS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN.MYWIFE AND TWO CHILDREN DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SIX YEARSAGO.EVER SINCE, I HAVE BEEN HELPING THE ORPHANS IN THERPHANAGE/MOTHERLESS HOME.I HAVE DONATED SOME MONEY TOTHE ORPHANS IN SIERRA-LEONE,SUDAN,SOUTHAFRICA,CAMEROON,ANGOLA,SOMALIA.BEFORE I BECAME ILL,I SENTSOME MONEY, SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDDOLLARS IN A BOX THROUGH ONE SECURITY COMPANY.THEMONEY IS PRESENTLY WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY INEUROPE. PRESENTLY, I AM IN A HOSPITAL. MY DOCTORS TOLDME THAT I HAVE CANCER OF THE LUNGS THAT I HAVE FEWMONTHS TO LIVE. PLEASE, I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF ALLAH TO HELP MECOLLECT {BOX} FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.AFTER COLLECTING THE MONEY {BOX} FROM THE SECURITYCOMPANY IN EUROPE, YOU WILL NOW HELP ME TO TAKE THEMONEY (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)BOX TO ANY ORPHANANAGE HOME CLOSE TO YOU. I AMOFFERING YOU 15%OF THE TOTAL SUM OF SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS 5% IS FOR ANY EXPENSESINCURED BY YOU.MAY THE GOOD ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.REGARDS.RAZIM HARUNA
N:BIF YOU CAN HELP ME, MAIL ME BACK SO THAT I WILL GIVEYOU THE SECURITY COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBER IN EUROPE.AND THE CODE TO OPEN THE BOX.PLEASE I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.

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