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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: "Miss Nadia K." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nk1990@live.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:14:55 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS!!!

Hello dear,
 
It took me time to make up my mind to contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life depends on.
 
 
My name is Miss Nadia Khalid,the daughter of Mr. Abdul Khalid of blessed memory from Libya. During the current crises against the protesters in Libya from the supports of President Moammar Gadhafi to kill all the rich families protesting against him and to make the rest surrender and to be turned to slaves.
 
My father is One of the most successful multi-millionaire businessmen in our country and because he did not support Gadhafi's ideas, Gadhafi's supporters invaded our home and killed my parents and burnt everything in our house, and made away with a lot of items in my fathers house. I managed to escape that night. Before my father's death, he deposited the sum of (USD $6.5 MILLION) with A FINANCIAL SECURITY COMPANY ABROAD (MALAYSIA).
 
 
After the death of my father, I decided to move to TUNISIA under political asylum.
 
As a refugee, I am seeking for a foreign partner overseas that will assist me to move this money out of THE SECURITY COMPANY.
 
As an asylum seeker, I am not allowed to operate any Bank Account within and outside. I decided to look for a trustworthy person who can assist me to claim this fund from the Foreign Security Company In Malaysia where my father has deposited it.
 
I don’t want to depend on any Organization but need an Individual to partner for a business Investment. I have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance as soon as the money gets into your account while 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction both local and international.
 
I want truth and honesty to be our watchword in this transaction and please treat this transaction with strict confidentiality for a successful outcome and for our mutual benefit. All I want you to do is to furnish me with the following personal details for easy and urgent communication.
 
.Full Name:
.Tel: /Mobile No.:
.Current Address:
.Country:
.Date Of Birth:
.Sex:
.Occupation:
 
Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.
 
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
 
Sincerely Yours,
Nadia Khalid

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