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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: "Mr.mohd " <capacitacion@sevel.com.uy>
Reply-To: abdulahmed542@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 02:51:51 -0700
Subject: RE INVESTMENT IN ASIA BUSINESS


Dear Respectfully, My name is Ahmed Abdul ,please i need your urgent assis=
tance to help me and my two daughters relocate out of Sudan I need you to h=
elp us relocate including our belongings and funds $20m usd in Malaysia sec=
urity company,you can meet the diplomat and receive the box first from Mala=
ysia and you will have a enough money to moved us out of here,i will give y=
ou all the details of the security company in Malaysia send me your cell ph=
one number to contact you all the money will be invested in Korea under you=
r care Please reply back here: abdulahmed542@yahoo.com Yours Sincerely AHME=
D ABDUL

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