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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.Mona Saeedi" <mrs.mona_saeedi@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:54:34 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR GOOD CO-OPERATION


- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Dear Friend,
I am Mrs.Mona Saeedi a Muslim woman who was married to Late Engr. Nasser Safadi Saeedi {PhD} who worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY EXXON AS A DRILLING RIG SUPPLIER in UAE (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) for 17 years before he died on the 31st July 2001. I take your email contact from your profile.
Before my husband death, he deposited some amount with a bank .Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next one year due to cancer problem. Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to a Charity organization or good person that will utilize this money in good faith by setting up a charity organization.
I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and I kept this deposit secret till date, this is why I am taking this decision. Upon your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank. I will also issue a letter of authorization to the bank that will prove you as the present beneficiary of this money.
Await your responds soon.
Mrs.Mona Saeedi
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s), and may contain confidential and privileged information protected by state and federal medical privacy statutes. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not interested , please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message (including on your own computer and on any network to which your computer is connected).

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