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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: "Mansour Bin Rajab" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mbrajab@yandex.ru>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:12:13 +0100
Subject: Re: Partnership...


Dear Friend,
Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu. I hope you’re doing fine.

I know you would be surprised to read from someone relatively unknown to you before now. I got your e-mail address from international business directory while searching for a reliable and reputable person to partner with.

My names are Mansour Bin Rajab, a former Minister of state in Bahrain. I want to share some highly personal classified information with you. Though, I would like to hold back certain information for security reasons for now until you have found time to visit the web-news stated below to enable you have insight regarding what I intend to share with you, believing that it would be of your desired interest in one way or the other. Here is a news listing that confirms what I want to share with you.
http://www.habibtoumi.com/2010/03/22/state-minister-bin-rajab-sacked/

Could you get back to me having visited the above website to enable us discuss in a more vivid manner to the best of your understanding? I must say that I'm very uncomfortable sending this message to you without knowing if you would misconstrue the importance and decide to go public.

In this regards, I will not hold back to say that the essence of this letter is strictly for mutual benefit of you and I and nothing more. I will be more vivid and coherent in my subsequent emails in this regards.

I will like to know more about you. I need be ensured that I am dealing with the appropriate person, one capable, that I can trust. Include in your reply your full names, contact address, age, occupation and direct phone number.

I'm standing by for your response.

In all friendship I remain,
Yours faithfully,
Mansour Bin Rajab

N/B: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. And please do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies thereof.


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