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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: "DR HARUNA ISA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <harumod2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:21:23 -0800
Subject: VERY URGENT

Dear friend,
I am Dr Haruna Isa,currently serving as a top civil servant in ministry
of finance under the current adminstrantion of the president of
Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan.I am writing to see if you can assist me in
securing a property in your country where i will relocate my
family.Real estate.Kindly get back
to me as soon as possible.Contact me through my private email address
harunaisa@mail.bg or harumod2@gmail.com.Note i was giving your contact
by a friend who confineded in me about your confidentiality and
credibility.you can also contact
through my phone +2348191534823
Dr HARUNA ISA

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