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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: "Amina Munir-Jaja" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aminamunir2012@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 07:27:06 -0700
Subject: Re: Regards from Amina Munir-Jaja

Hello sir,
Its nice to meet you here today. Please I need your help and assistance, just take me as your daughter, friend and child please. The war that happened recently in Libya caused by president Moammar Gadhafi made me to lose my family and my daddy who has worked in the oil and gas company as the marketing director for many years.
The war and his death made me now to become a refugee in the United Kingdom, please stand for me as my guardian and Trustee over my late fathers fund deposit of 19.2 million USD in the Bank, please they said the account is dormant and needs re-activation please help me so that they can transfer the funds to your account as my guardian and I will give you 2 million USD out of the money for your help.
Please Call me on +44-703-592-5382 or email [aminamunir2012@gmail.com] let us discuss on how to invest the fund in your country and my coming to leave there.
Yours
Amina Munir-Jaja
Tel:- +44-703-592-5382

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