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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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Fraud email example:

From: "IBN ABDEL AZIZ" <ibnabdelaziz@maktoob.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 07:49:56 -0700
Subject: YOUR GENUNIE IDEAS IS NEEDED

SALAM, MAY I INTRODUCE MYSELF, I AM IBN ABDEL AZIZ. I HAVE IN MY PLAN FOR THIS YEAR TO INVEST MORALLY, I HAVE SLATED OUT USD100,000,000.00 FOR INVESTMENT. I WILL IN THIS FIRST PHRASE INVEST USD30,000,000 AND I WANT PARTNER WHO CAN SOLICITE AND BUY PROPERTIES AROUND THE WORLD. MY MAIN INVESTMENT AREA IS UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, UAE, UNITED KINGDOM AND SOME PART IN ASIA. GENUNIE IDEAS IS VERY WELCOME BY ME . I WILL ALSO CONSIDER SPECIAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF SCHOOL IN SITES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY TSUNAMI. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED SHOULD YOU CONTACT ME, IF YOU ARE HUMBLE, LOYAL AND TRUTHFULL PERSON AND ALSO BELIEVE IN SACRIFICE. MORALITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. I BID YOU CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL BE IN MY CURRENT LOCATION FOR A MONTH.

WARMEST REGARD,
IBN ABDEL AZIZ.

N.B
KINDLY
FORWARD TO ME YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY OTHER MEAN OF
IDENTIFICATION ALONG WITH YOUR GENUNIE IDEAS IN THIS DEAL.



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