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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: "Mr. Abdulkader Maroof Omar Uqba" <austinc@singnet.com.sg>
Reply-To: abdulkader.maroofomar@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2012 20:11:58 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FAMILY CARE NEEDED



Good Day,


I am Mr. Abdulkader Maroof Omar Uqba a
member of a

strategic committee in a major industry in
Iraq, I

seek your partnership because of an urgent
need to move

my family out of Iraq due to the
deteriorating security

situation and the strong prospect of a civil
war,if the

U.S. finally pulls out their troops.


Its just based on partnership for me to
leave iraq with

my family To indicate your interest or
request more

details, please contact me by e-

abdulkader.maroofomar@yahoo.com


Thank you,
Abdulkader Omar Ugba
abdulkader.maroofomar@yahoo.com

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