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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: Faatin Aaban Syed <chongksoon1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: faatinsyed@pisem.net
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:55:50 +0100
Subject: My Name is Ms.Faatin Aaban Syed

Dear Sir
Please help me. My Name is Ms.Faatin Aaban Syed , I know this will be
a surprise to you . Please consider this message as a request from a
family in dare need of your assistance. I am the daughter of late Mr &
Mrs. Aashir Aaban Syed, from Sudan, My late parents Mr & Mrs. Aashir
Aaban Syed was the owner of Omar Sea Food Industry in Darfur region
and many Farm Lands in region and supplier of Central African
Countries with Sea Food till the Government find out that Darfour
region was Rich in Oil and Mineral Resources which was discovered by
an individual Group called Organization Rebel Movement (ORM). The
Government and the Rebel Movement are still fighting over who would
inherit the Darfur region because of the Oil discovered and Rebel
Movement are killing all the people in Darfur region to enable them
inherit the lands, and my parents was murdered and our Sea Food
Industry was burnt down. Before then, my parents had moved (US$11.5M)
Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) to
Republic of Benin for establishment of another branch in Western
Africa before the were killed, the Funds was deposited in a private
Security Company in my name as the next of kin and beneficiary.

My late parents was killed because of the Oil discovered in our Farm
Lands since the murderer's, Rebel Movement believed once my parents
are killed they will have no challenge in taking over the Lands. Now
the Rebel Movement is looking for the remaining existing family Of
Aaban in order to achieve their aim and objective, hence we decided to
leave Darfur to Benin in West Africa. Now all the documents issued
when the consignment was deposited has been handed over to our family
Lawyer here Republic of Benin who assisted my late parents when the
consignments was safely deposited here.

Note that the financial laws of Republic of Benin on Refugees do not
warrant me to invest the funds here as we cannot operate any bank
account that is why we decided to look for a Foreign Partner who will
assist me in moving the funds out of Republic of Benin for my family
investment. I have decided to offer you 20% of the total amount and
also become your family member if you so dire while the remaining 80%
will be invested for me under your management there in your country.
Immediately you receive this E-mail, please contact me directly via my
email and I can give your my telephone number if you wish to call me .
My lawyer has been mandated to over-see this transaction with the
support of your assistance. Please help me.
Yours Truly,
Ms. Faatin Aaban Syed.

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