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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: khadijah aziz <khadijah_aziz245@msn.com>
Reply-To: <khadijahibnaziz1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 10:30:09 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT




Please, i need your urgent help to transfer 45KG of gold from Homs, Syria to your country. My name is Khadijah Ibn Aziz am 26 years old, Syrian by nationality, the gold belong to my father, he's a miner and goldsmith. I hope you will have the heart to listern and helping out pending the country will be stable.

I have arrange with a staff of United Nations refugee. He promise to assist me if i can provide a destination where he will deliver it, please i need your respond and mobile number so that we can talk at lent. my city (Homs) is getting worser everyday and it has turn to battle field between the government and the rebel, please i need your reply before is too late.

Thanks i will be waiting for your reply


Khadijah Ibn Aziz

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