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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 SUHA ARAFAT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.suharafat@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:28:05 +0800
Subject: Exclusively To You..

Exclusively To You..


I am Mrs. Suha the wife of Yasser Arafat the Palestinian former leader, I am having problem with the new
prime Minister and the Palestinian liberation organization because of the money which my husband deposit
n my account and myinvestment.http://www.jerusalemites.org/articles/english/2007/August/21.htm


I want to introduce you to the bank to transferred the fund into your account for safety keeping,
the total amount deposited with this bank is $22, 000, 000, 00.(Twenty Two Million Dollars)
you can click on this bbc news to Know more about me and my late husband, if you are honest to me.
i have more fund to entrust on your care. Because they want to make me and my only daughter surfer in life,
that is why I need a foreign assistance for the future of my daughter
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middleeast/3479937.stm



If you are interested get back to me urgently and I will give you the bank information to contact my bank
immediately, i hope to hear from you soon, send me your details and photo if you are replying to me,


Thank you.
Mrs. Suha ArafatSU

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