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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: anita_ahmed92@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 03:40:52 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

Hello Dear,

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION,

Due to my careful search for an honest, reliable and sincere business
partner, i got your contact from internet and i ask if you can be trusted
not to break an agreement? Still, it took me time to make up my mind to
contact you and to offer you this proposal of mine of which my whole life
depends on.

My name is Miss Anita Ahmed, from Zimbabwe, During the current crises
against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports of President Robert
Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his followers, Because My
father did not support Mugabe`s ideas, Mugabes supporters invaded his farm
and killed him. Before his death, my father had deposited with FINANCE
HOUSE the sum of (USD $6,500,000.00) SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS. After the death of my father, I decided to re-located under
political asylum as a refugee to seek for foreign partner overseas that
will assist me to move this money.

As an asylum seeker i am not allowed to operate any Bank Account within.I
have agreed to offer you 7% of the total sum for your assistance.

I want truth and honest to be our watch word in this transaction. Furnish
me with your private e-mail address for easy and urgent communication.

Note that this transaction is 100% Risk free and absolutely confidential.

Thanks and God bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
ANITA Ahmed





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