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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: Sir. Wafic Rida Said <waficsaid8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:00:01 +0000
Subject: URGENT UPDATE

Sir. Wafic Rida Said
Oakhill house, 134 Tonbridge,
Hildenborough Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom.
Phone: +44-70-6205-8280
Fax: +44-70-2400-9878
Email: waficsaid8@gmail.com
Website: www.waficsaid.com

Warm Greetings To You!

I pray that this letter meets you in good health. First of all, let me introduce myself so that you can get to know my

personality. I am Sir. Wafic Rida Said, a businessman, investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, the founder and Chairman

of the Said Foundation, a charity which works for the brighter future for children in need and talented young people around

the world. I took it upon myself to have direct communication with you because my interest was aroused after studying real

estate investment opportunities in different parts of the world of which I think that the real estate sector has a great

deal of investment opportunities that can attract a well meaning investor.

I am a very busy person because I am a public figure. And as such, I choose to be a silent investor in all my oversea

investments knowing that I may not always have the time to handle all of them at the same time. I would really like to get

to know you better because I have the interest of making huge investments in the real estate sector and good company. I

need to develop a mutual relationship with a well meaning individual or company in your country, someone I can trust and

confide in to help me invest my money lucratively of which that is the main purpose of contacting you. I really don't know

who you are physically, but I got your contact information while I was searching on the internet. I just hope you are the

right person.

Feel free to visit my website www.waficsaid.com as to learn more about me of which I would really love to get your positive

feedback through my direct email address (waficsaid8@gmail.com) for further communication regarding this proposed

investment project. Looking forward to hearing from you and working with you in the near future.

Best Regards,

Sir. Wafic Said
Chairman Said Foundation


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