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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: "Funds For Charity" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mao_robinson@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 14:37:53 +0300
Subject: Dear Friend

Attn

I know this email will surprise you. Please accept my offer for charity plans. I am a Syrian citizen. I was married to the director of (Angkor LTD) in China and Cambodia. Am writing from one of the main hospital in Aleppo here in Syria. I have a contract for you. Me and my husband came from Cambodia 2011 February to setup our company branch in Syria before the war arises. I and my entire family was bombarded by the Syria regime soldiers. I lost my husband and my children. I am the only surviving person in the family. I am seriously wounded with the hope I may not survive this severe injury, according to the doctors. I don't know what may happen to me from this time. I decided to use the hospital computer and search for somebody with good heart to help me organize a foundation that will named XIAN FOUNDATION for the Syrian refugees, motherless, less privileged and the widows in your country. I pray Allah to help us.

Presently I can't receive any call for now or to reply you. If you are interested to help me for this charity organization in your country, I will offer you 30% while the other 70% should be use for the charity organization. Please feel free to contact my lawyer in charge of the funds. He will direct YOU to the bank and arrange the transfer document of the funds from my account to your preferred account as the beneficiary of my funds. My lawyer contact is stated below
Barrister. Mao Robinson
E-mail:- Mao_robinson@yahoo.com.vn

Please note that my lawyer will check on you as a trustee to make sure the fund was utilized according to my last wish. Without your reply in a short while, I will source for another person who will make use of this opportunity before is too late for me.

Remain blessed

Samantha Fu

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