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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: "Samira hussein" <sales@emailmarketing.com>
Reply-To: samira.hussein01@adinet.com.uy
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:03:26 -0700
Subject: Business from Samira


Dear friend, I want to speak with you on phone concerning this business. As
a matter of fact, my name is Samira Hussein, i have a very good business
for you. Please do not ignore my proposal because i am a woman, I assure
you that this business will be 100 percent successful since there is no
risk involve.
I am in grip of money which i want to invest in a business with you as a
foreign partner. You don't need to travel anywhere for this business, all
I need from you is your co-operation to receive the invest money (4.8
million dollars) in your bank account within 3 working days, and I am ready
to share in the ratio of 50/50 with you.
Kindly reply urgently with your mobile telephone number to discuss the
details with you.
Yours truly, Samira Hussein


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