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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: Money Gram Online Payment Notification <flloffice@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: onlinemoneygram1980@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:59:58 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND ACCEPT MY APOLPGIES






Dear friend,

Accept my apologies for invading in your privacy.I got your brief
contact on Comprephensive online search, I have been looking for someone whom, I
can transact this business with trust. I am from Libya North Africa by birth and
I lost my father and my entire family just because of the war in Libya and
protest movements across North Africa and the Middle East, I was able to escape
with my father’s luggage which I notice that it was a big amount of money inside
the luggage, the content of the money is ($4.5m) Four million five hundred
thousand usd. And this man called Gaddafi’s and his forces men executed all my
family, and I was able to escape.If you are interested to be my partnership and
assist me, . invest these funds in your country I will give you 25% out of
the profit we can make in every 6months for the work well done. 5% for any
expenses that may arise out of the total amount. Send me the information blow,

Full Name ====
Full Address===
Phone no.=====
Email id =====
Age===========

I wait your reply on my private email (mallamohamedisa@ymail.com) if you can handle
this for me. Regards. Mallam mohamed Isa

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