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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: rkoneczna@meeri.pl
Reply-To: hanshansdd@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:59:18 -0400
Subject: Confidence in you.

To whom it may concern


My name is Hannah Saeza Farni, a mother of one daughter by name Hakuna Farni who is currently 3 years old. We are christians who escaped the violence in Syria when the massive terrorists hit our city which is dominated by Christians.

My husband by name Jonah Mishek Farni had a car dealership where he sold luxury vehicles and rented out Limousines for Wedding occasions and anniversaries. Unfortunately my husband was murdered in cold blood and the business venue was looted and burned to ashes. I and my daughter managed to flee this violence by Boat to Indonesia and from there we crossed to Republic of Maldives where we currently hold refugee status because we have no passports

I am aware that My late husband had kept the sum of $26.5 Million in a security company in the Republic of Sri Lanka; i plead with you to help us invest this money in your country afterwhich you can help us to move to your country to seek a life worthy of living.

Please contact me via email : hanshansdd@outlook.com


God bless you.

Regards,

Hannah

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