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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.Ehab Elbalawi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ehabbbalawiiii@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:14:31 +0100
Subject: URGENT HELP FOR MY LAST WISH...

Dear Beloveth,

Good day to you and your family, i am sorry to disturb you but i felt deeply in my heart that you are that
individual that i have been looking for and so i can contact you for a blessing that you are about to receive
and also share with people that need it, my name is Mr. Ehab Elbalawi a merchant in Hong Kong. I have
been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my
health. This sickness has defiled all forms of medicine and treatments, right now I have only a few months to live,
according to medical experts. I with you to entrust the sum of $10,000,000 under your care ,so that you can disburse
it to charity organisations and you will take 20% of the total funds for your own projects ,thank you for deciding to actualize this task for humanity sake.


Regards,
Ehab Elbalawi.

N.B:Pls you can contact me via my Below email address for further details ehabbbalawiiii@yahoo.com.hk













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