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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: nabil kareem <n_kareem17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <nabil_kareem100@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 15:57:09 +0000
Subject: REPLY






Dear Friend,It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but considering the recent political instabilities in my country, I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of Twelve million U.S dollars ($12,000,000.00) which my late Father deposited in Europe awaiting claim before he was assassinated by unknown persons during this present war in dafur sudan. Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. I want you to help me retrieve this money for onward transfer to any designated bank account of your choice for investment purposes on these areas below: 1) Telecommunication2) Transport Industry 3) Mechanised agriculture.4} Estate investmentWe have to nagotiate on what will be offered to you for assisting me to handle this project while 25% will be for you annually from the profit of the partnership company we are to establish.Pleaase, read more on the newswww.savedarfur.org I wait for your kind consideration to my plight. PlS RESPOND THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL BELOW FOR URGENT RESPONSE: nabil_kareem100@myway.comBest Regards,Mr.Nabil Kareem
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