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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: "Biko Nyemuego" <biko2014@yeah.net>
Reply-To: bikonyemuego@yeah.net
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 18:23:56 -0000
Subject: Hello




Hello
Good day to you! By this E-mail, I do sincerely apologies for my intrusion
of your privacy. Your personality motivated me after going through your
profile. I am Biko Nyemuego from Damascus Syria, the only daughter of late
Mr. Mrs. Sajid Nyemuego from Syria my parents was killed in bomb explosion
last year in the war that is going on in our country Syria. Mylate father
was a veteran trade unionist, and a member of Syria Congressof Trade
Unions.

Please, why I need your assistance is that my late father deposited the
sum of ($28.5 million) Twenty Eight million Five hundred thousand US
doller in a fix deposit account in a bank before his death. My late father
wanted to use this money to establish a company in UK before his death. My
intention of contacting you is to help me so that the bank will transfer
this money to your bank account in your country then i will I come over to
stay with you in your country and you will help me to invest this money in
good place in your country, because it is not wise doing business in the
atmosphere of fear here in Syria, that's why I am calling on you. If you
can honestly collaborate with me, I am ready to give you 25% of the total
amount at end of the transaction if you can sincerely assist me to
actualize this project soon, because the situation here in Syria is very
critical, everyday bomb explosion seems to have no end. I want you to know
that the important document that the bank gave my late father on the day
he deposited this money with the bank is with me and I send it to you.
Please reply me with this Email address

Waiting to hear from you soon.
Biko Nyemuego

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