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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: "Montella Abbasi." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abbasimontella@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2015 16:11:53 +0700
Subject: Urgent Response On Economic Advantage

Greetings to you! I am making this proposal to you, in respect to my inquiry from your country business guide as a reliable person in a related area of my interest for investment. I am a civil adviser to some Top Politician in Syria, also an Oil Tycoon from Syria, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; with the monitoring committee overseeing the winding up of the petroleum trust fund(PTF). I am planning to have a viable Investment in your country; the success of this project will depend largely on our trust and confidence to each other. Please when replying to my e-mail kindly include your mobile telephone numbers and fax number for more details and instructions. Thanks for your co-operation and I am waiting for your urgent reply. Sincerely. Engr. Montella Abbasi.


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