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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ammar Moonif" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.ammar_moonif@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 08:34:10 +0700
Subject: INVESTMENT OFFER

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you and your Family, Please I do respect your privacy here. But i have no other ways to contact you or even to communicate with you, then now I found the easier place to meet someone like you, Please don’t think that I may have taking an advantage to know you on this Social Network I have no any other means to get an advice from you than this, Please can you share some ideas with me about some good places for investment in your country, which i may have an interest on, in any were you may suggested for good investment.
I hope my email will arrive to you at good time. I am Sorry, allowed me to introduce myself to you; my name is Mr. Ammar Moonif, from Aleppo Syria, and i am now a retired government official I was former personal adviser & financial consultant advisers to some top politician in Syria, also the President of Syrian Electrical Installation & Energy Efficiency Electrical Engineering Community Ltd Syria {EIEEEEC}
My reasons of contacting you is that, I want you to tell me about some good place in your Country, so that i could relocate my investment planning to your beautiful country, out of Syria, Now that Syria security and our Economic independent has been lost to the greatest lower level, and our culture has been lost forever and our happiness has been thanking away from us, i will like to relocate my family out from Syria to a better place.
I will appreciate whatsoever result you may brief me. Do let me know your idea and knowledge; regarding this or any other profitable investment you might suggest on your next email, I will explain to you the full details of this investment Proposal and interest project of the fund. I shall tell you more about myself and my family on my next email; upon your respond, you may as well tell me little more about yourself.
May the Almighty Bless you, I Waiting for your responds
Best regards,

Mr. Ammar Moonif

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