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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: <>
Reply-To: kapuradilah2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2016 11:50:15 +0530
Subject: Urgent Offer


Hello.. I mean no harm sending you this mail just I need someone to trust, =
please take your time and read through the mail, i read so much about inves=
tment booming in your country,i really need someone i can trust ,somebody w=
ho can be my representative over there,i wish to invest but i don't have an=
ideal and again i cannot leave my duty here in Damascus,Syria for this pur=
pose until we are assign to return back home,I will need your help in this =
situation I find myself,i am really afraid and I don't know whom to confide=
in. Please I will need your help on this for I can forfeit 35 percent of t=
his money to make sure it is safely used for me until I will be living the =
army next year. Please get back to me and I will make the arrangement on ho=
w to get this done because I have no one to confide in. I believe you will =
be of help to me, i will be reviewing the said amount immediately you give =
me your word of confidence to go ahead, for this is a very huge amount of m=
oney. I had in mind to open and operate a firm in your country as soon as i=
hear from you,i will make a proper arrangement with my Lawyer for paper wo=
rk. i want to invest the money in a very lucrative sector. From my wide con=
sultations I was encouraged to focus in your country because the economy is=
growing at a stable rate which promotes investment growth and profitabilit=
y. If you are interested in this proposal; kindly write back and tell me ab=
out your honesty but you will assure me of your reliability, transparency a=
nd honesty bearing in mind we have not met before; because you cannot start=
up and later withdraw yourself that is why I need a reliable and honest pe=
rson who is ready to invest. If my offer is of no appeal to you, kindly del=
ete this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career =
because you do not approve of my proposal. I believe that such opportunitie=
s only come ones way once in a lifetime. If you feel we can do this togethe=
r judiciously then please reply and get back to me. You are to Reply back t=
o directly.. Dr Miss.Kapur Adilah

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