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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 Binti Lina" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <binti_lina@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:21:33 +0800
Subject: HELLO

Good day,

I am Binti Arshiya , i am a Barin Born British, 38 yeas of age, i was the former Personal Secretary to the

President of Golf International Bank, and i have 2 kids, 8 and 11 and am a widow, i am contacting you in regards to

the issue that is going on around me and i need an assistance, please kindly read carefully and let me know your

interest.

I helped some members of the Syria Presidential officials in repatriating their funds to our Bank here IN Golf

International Bank Bahrain, and as the personal assistance to the President of the Bank, i decided to do this due

to the fact that, the International Community has given a huge sanction on all the serving senior government

official in the Bash Al Assad Government, i never knew that, this will be a serious punishment to me that can

prompt me to commit a suicide.

I have decided to contact you, due to the reason that the Government of Bahrain has decided to confiscate my

properties and freeze all my account, and i am been kept under house arrest, as a mother of 2, i decided to get

some of my funds out to the Loyd Bank in London total sum of GBP33.760.000.00, Thirty three million Seven Hundred

and Sixty thousand pounds, kindly let me know if you are willing to assist me in receiving this fund as i would

like to have a safe keeping of that fund and find my way out from here once i confirm that the fund has been

received by you.

Kindly reply back to me to know your interest if you are willing or not.

Best wishes.

Binti Arshiya.

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