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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 Purva Kumar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrspurva.kumar@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 04:08:02 -0800
Subject: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT?..



Dear Sir/Madam

Greetings,

My name is Mrs.Purva Kumar (Indian National } and wife of late Dr. Anil
Kumar in Yemen - Middle East .

Two months ago , I lost my husband Dr.Kumar and three children - Husam, 20
years old , Rajesh, 23 years old and Merna, 25 years old ,this happened
when a Combatant Military Tank Shelled our car as my family attempted to
flee heavy fighting near our home in Yemen .

View the photo how i lost my family in the crises
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0318/breaking27.html

I want to invest the sum of US$2.5Million left behind by my late husband into Real
Estate ,Manufacturing and Stock investment in India ,if you are
interested /capable to handle my investment as my foreign partner .

Do sent the following details to me in your reply .

(1) Full name and address
(2) Occupation
(3) Your age
(4) Mobile Number for easy Communication.

NOTE: SENT YOUR DETAILS TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: mrspurva.kumar@rocketmail.com

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Purva Kumar .

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