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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: Hakim Ayesha <hakimayesha44@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:54:56 +0100
Subject: AYESHA FROM SYRIA

PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I BREAK INTO YOUR PRIVACY. I'M SEEKING FOR YOUR HELP
TO MOVE THE AMOUNT OF FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS LEFT IN THE SECRET ACCOUNT OF MY LATE HUSBAND. MY HUSBAND WAS
KILLED IN THE WAR HERE IN SYRIA BECAUSE HE RESIGNED TO WORK WITH OUR WICKED
PRESIDENT HERE IN SYRIA. I'M ON A HIDEOUT WITH MY SON AS OUR HOUSES AND
PROPERTIES WERE SEIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF OUR WICKED PRESIDENT. ALL YOU
REQUIRED TO DO IS TO OPEN AN INTERNET BANKING ACCOUNT IN AN AFFILIATED BANK
WHERE I CAN MOVE IN THE MONEY. THEN YOU REQUEST THE AFFILIATED BANK TO SEND
YOU AN ATM CARD WITH WHICH YOU CAN START MAKING WITHDRAWAL BIT BY BIT, THEN
YOU CAN SEND ME SOME MONEY TO GET MY TRAVELLING PAPERS READY TO MEET YOU
FOR SHARING OF MONEY. YOU SHALL TAKE 35% AND I TAKE 60%, THEN, 5% FOR
CHARITY AND EXPENSES INCURRED.
REPLY ME FOR MORE DETAILS THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL

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