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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: "Mrs.Vivian Salem" <joseantoniobancas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: MXZYX890@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:28:35 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Dear Sir,

Dear Sir,

Greetings!

It is indeed my pleasure to write you this
letter, which I believe will be a surprise
to you as we have never met before, and I
am deeply sorry if I have in any manner
disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this
unusual manner of contacting you, but this
particular letter is of exceptional and
very private nature. There is absolutely
going to be a great doubt and distrust in
your heart in respect of this email,
coupled with the fact that, so many
individuals have taken possession of the
Internet to facilitate their nefarious
deeds, thereby making it extremely
difficult for genuine and legitimate
business class persons to get attention and
recognition.

There is no way for me to know whether I
will be properly understood, but it is my
duty to write and reach out to you. My name
is Mrs. Vivian Salem, wife of late Salem
Nasim in Iraq, I lost my husband Nasim and
three children -Husam, 15 years old, Wasim,
12 years old and Merna, 6years old, this
Happened when a Combatant Military Tank
shelled our car as my family attempted to
flee heavy fighting in Baghdad, View the
Website below for detail Story of how I
lost my family .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/04/vivians_story/html/1.stm

Before my husband and my Children was
killed, he Deposited the sum of $29.5
million (Twenty nine Million five hundred
thousand Dollars)with a Security & Finance
company in Baghdad. I had contacted a
Diplomat who was attached to the United
Nation Peace keeping forces in
Baghdad and had assured me of assisting me
to move the Boxes through Diplomatic
Cargo,ONLY if I had a PARTNER to receive it
on my behalf .

All I need from you is to receive the Fund
as my husband business Associates and
Invest the fund into any Lucrative
Investment in your country.I will
remunerate you with 30 % at the end,but
most of all is that I solicit your trust in
this transaction and will not want you to
betray me at the end Please in your reply ,
include your Mobile number ,Home telephone
number and your residential or company
address for easy Communication.

Thank you,

Mrs.Vivian Salem

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