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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: "Mrs.Rano Khattah" <maurobiz@fastwebnet.it>
Reply-To: mrs.rano57@googlemail.com
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 05:13:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Please Reply to mrs.rano57@googlemail.com

Dear Friend,
Greetings to you and to every member of your family please permit me to Introdu
ce myself, I am Mrs.Rano Khattah from Uzbekistan who got married to Mr.saifur K
hattah an Egyptian and a very prosperous crude oil Merchant who lost his life in
an Air disaster on one of his Numerous business trips abroad.I was diagnosed wi
th esophageal cancer which has defied all medical treatment and my loving husban
d tried his best to make sure I live but the ugly hands of death took him away f
rom me sooner than I expected.Thisleft me alone in this cruel world. I have been
struggling to live With my condition for the past two years now. As i lay on my
sick bed, i want you to help me in carrying out my last wish on earth which wil
l be very profitable to you. i want to WILL my funds to you which i want you to
distribute part of it to any charity home for me, please for further information
as regards my reasons contact me on this email:mrs.rano57@googlemail.com
Regards
Mrs.Rano

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