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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- khalil_nani@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Khalil Fathi <khalil_nani@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Khalil Fathi <khalil_nanl@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:44:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?IEZvciB5b3VyIGtpbmQgYXR0ZW50aW9uIC0g2YTYt9mB2KfZiyDYqtmG2Kg=?=
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الي كل الاصدقاء ... السلام عليكم ورØمه الله وبركاته
بهذا ارجو ان اÙيدكم انه بتاريخ 16 نوÙمبر 2012 قد تم إختراق (تهكير) بريدي الإلكتروني بواسطه شخص ما وقام بإرسال رسائل لجميع المسجلين بقائمه إتصالاتي ومن بينهم شخصكم الكريم صادره من بريدي الخاص
khalil_nani@yahoo.com
يطلب بإسمي 1250 جنيه إسترليني Ùأرجو أن اÙيدكم بأن هذه الرسائل لم تصدر عني لذا لزم إخطاركم وأسÙÙŠ شديد لأي إزعاج تسببت Ùية هذه الرسائل, وشكراً.
خليـــل ÙتØÙŠ خليــــل
To: All friends,
Kindly I would like to inform you that my E-mail khalil_nani@yahoo.comhad been hacked by someone on November16,2012 , and the hacker contacted all my contacts list  including your good-self in my name requesting £1250 pounds, so please be informed that  I have no affiliation to these messages, thank you and sorry for any inconvenience.
Khalil Fathi Khalil
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  Khalil Fathi Khalil
Business Development Consultant
                  ( Broker )
           Khartoum-Sudan
      Cell : +249904040844
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