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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: Mrs Zahra Nawaf <celin_jonahl1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Zahra Nawaf <zahrawaf@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:06:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Assalaamu Alaikum

 

 Assalaamu Alaikum
    With due Respect and Humanity I write to donate and hand over this  fund to you for orphanages and widows / less privileged and betterment of Islamic communities(US$2.5M) two million five hundred  thousand dollars deposited in one of security firm  in Cote d'Ivoire by my  late husband. I,Mrs. Zahra Nawaf, I live in Cote d'Ivoire for over 40 years and i have no  child,my  late husband from  Kuwait he work  with Oil  company (PETROCI) Cote d'Ivoire before he died in the year 2013  after a Cardiac Arteries Operation, presently my doctor said I will  not last for four months due to Colon Cancer,
   Please always remember me in your daily prayers.

    Thanks and waiting your quick response.

   Insha Allah,

    Mrs. Zahra Nawaf

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