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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: AMRO MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ ABDELDAYEMr
<blm5454M10@SanjayMagazinePvt317.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <amromohamedabdelazizabdeldayem@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 17:29:28 +0530
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP


DEAR FRIEND, MY NAME IS AMRO MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ ABDELDAYEM, A CITIZEN OF EGY=
PT BUT PRESENTLY ON ASYLUM HERE IN INDIA.I CAME TO MAKE REFUGE CLAIM HERE B=
ECAUSE OF THE RECENT POLITICAL CRISES GOING ON IN MY COUNTRY EGYPT, WHICH B=
OTH OF MY PARENTS WERE ELIMINATED BY REBELS. I AM THE ONLY SURVIVING CHILD =
OF MY PARENTS AND I WANT TO TRANSFER MY LATE FATHER'S FUND TO INDIA FOR INV=
ESTMENT PURPOSE THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF MY EMBASSY HERE IN INDIA, A DRAFT=
OF SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS HAS=
BEEN RAISED FROM MY LATE FATHER'S BANK AND ALREADY DEPOSITED WITH THE RESE=
RVED BANK OF INDIA (RBI) I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE AS AN INDIAN CITIZEN, IN RE=
CEIVING THIS FUNDS FROM THE RBI WITH YOUR LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT AS I HAVE BEEN=
TOLD BY MY EMBASSY TO PROVIDE AN INDIAN CITIZE WHOM I CAN TRUST TO ASSIST =
ME RECEIVE THIS FUNDS AS BENEFICIARY ON MY BEHALF. I AM UNABLE TO DO THIS A=
S A FOREIGNER BECAUSE OF MY LIMITATIONS AS A REFUGEE, ALSO BECAUSE OF MY PR=
ESENT HEALTH CONDITION. I SHALL OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ($7,55=
0,000.00 USD) FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE, AND SHALL ALSO NEED YOU TO ASSIST M=
E IN BUYING A LIVING HOME AND TO SET UP AN INVESTMENT. I SHALL UPDATE YOU O=
N HOW TO PROGRESS FURTHER, AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY ON MY PRIVATE EM=
AIL: amromohamedabdelazizabdeldayem@gmail.com THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU AND =
YOUR FAMILY. MR. AMRO ABDELAZIZ.

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