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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Sheikh Ahmad Moaz Al-Khatib <hu@lunehopcn.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:14:14 +0800
Subject: Reply immediately.
My name is Sheikh Ahmad Moaz Al-Khatib leader of the National
Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. We have a
very serious problem that need an urgent attention which I believed
you can urgently handle for us. Our difficulty is, we have huge funds
that we deposited. We have just concluded at the meeting today that we
should contact a foreigner to receive the funds for us, that was while
we are contacting you because the funds is not to be delayed in the
custody any longer. There is no risk involved in this matter. Reply me
now to enable me to give you full narrative of the funds and where
the funds are deposited. We pledge to reward you reasonably and we
already have all arrangement sorted to conclude the release of the
funds to you on our behalf. I await your email response and be free to
respond to my email with any question.
Sheikh Ahmad Moaz Al-Khatib
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