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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: "DR. HAIDAR ALI" <dralihaider1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dralihaidarr@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:16:50 +0200
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam



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Dear Sir/Madam


I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner, I found you
listed in the Trade Center Chambers of Commerce directory here in
Syria,I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business. I
only pray at this time that your address is still valid. I want to
solicit your attention to receive money on my behalf.

My Name is Dr. Ali Haidar, born in Hama in 1962. I studied ophthalmology
at the Damascus University, and specialized in surgery and eye diseases.
While studying ophthalmology I was in class with Bashar al-Assad and
graduated the same year.

I am one of the opposing candidate elected into Parliament in May 2012
was given a ministerial post, The other person Jamil Qadri, Ali Haidar's
major goal is to search for a pluralistic political solution through
reconciliation meetings involving all parties mutually recognizing each
other's right to participate in society and governance while excluding
extremists Syrian civil war

On 12 February 2013, I started in a press brief that the Syrian
government can hold peace talk with head of Syrian opposition captained
by Moaz al Khatib.

Right now i have big problem with the president Bashar al-Assad because
i told him to stop the war and embrace peace and he is threatening to
remove me out of office and kill me. But I have some money in my country
that I need some one to help me receive it if I smuggle it out of my
country. If you can help me, we can discuss it on this media because all
my telephone conversations are being monitored by the government.I will
give you more details when I hear from you. Reply through:
drallihaidar@gmail.com

Dr. Ali Haidar

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