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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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Fraud email example:

From: "gertfdsvc@libero.it" <gertfdsvc@libero.it>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:33:36 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: business


Dear Friend,
I am the above named person from Syria, i am a crude oil dealer and worked
with the Kuwait oil company for 15 years, Before i start my own oil business
in year 1984, i was married to my Lovely wife Fatima Tamam we were married for
eleven years without a child.she died after a brief illness that lasted for
only four days.
Before she death we were both a born again christian, Since her death i
decieded not to remarry or get a child outside a matrimonial home, which my
religion is against.During oil boom, I deposited the sum of $14, million (
fourteen million united states dollars) which I accuired from the oil
business, with Hon Dr Mathew Collins, a diplomat in Spain, He is also the owner
of TRANS ATLANTIC CROSSING S A .
Recently my doctor told me that I would not last for the next eight
months due to bomb blast that effected my lungs during this Syria crisis,
having known my condition i decieded to move this fund to Spain. I want an
individual that will use this fund for orphanages.
I do not intend to give you any specific list of charities to give the money
to. I am leaving that to your discretion. As long as the money touches as many
lives as possible. I may not know the specific people that would eventually
receive the aid and benefits, but I would be satisfied knowing that lives have
been touched and changed through my assistance. It like feeding the birds; you
do not need to know them or where they come from. you just derive pleasure
knowing that you have provided food to living creatures who would be happier
and better for it. that is the way life should be. This is my new approach to
life and existence.
My religion make me to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth, I
took this decision because I don,t have a child that will inhertit this
money, I want a situation were the money will be used in a Godly way.
I don,t need any tel communication in this regard, because i don,t want
them to know about this development. this fund was kept in a diplomatic cargo
box, the diplomatic cargo boxes containing this fund is in Spain and it was
registered in name as the beneficiary. Please immediately contact Hon Dr Mathew
Collins, e-mail kaziztama@yahoo.es

I have given him the go ahead to deliver the diplomatic cargo boxes
containing funds to you or you can travel to Spain to collect the funds God
bless you.
Best regards,
Mr.Ali Tamam.

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