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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: Naguib Sawiris <mlexi.alexis12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ngbswrs1150@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 05:10:49 -0400
Subject: Re: Investment Matters..

Greetings,

My name is Mr Naguib Sawiris and I was referred to you by a long time
acquaintance of mine who knew of you through projects that he has been
involved in the past.

I represent a group of company based in Kingdom of Egypt and we are
currently seeking means of expanding and relocating our business interest
in the following sectors : banking, real estate, stock speculation and
mining, transportation and tobacco.

If you think you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in
any of the mentioned business sectors in your country; please write me for
possible business co-operation. More so, we are ready to facilitate and
fund any business that is capable of generating 10% annual return on
investment (AROI).JV partnership and loan financing can also be considered.

Regards,
Mr. Naguib Sawiris,
Residence: Cairo, Egypt
C.E.O: Naguib Group of Companies.
Contact: ngbswrs1150@rediffmail.com
Website: www.orascom.com

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