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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. SABEEN SEAFOOD LTD" <sabeen.adad@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sovann.bong_esq@yahoo.com.vn
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 03:44:38 +0700
Subject: Re Hello

Hello My Friend,

Please understand me deeply. My name is Mrs Sabeen Adad from Syria. I am 80 years old christian woman,
I am the CEO of SABEEN SEAFOOD LTD in Cambodia and Vietnam. I am in Syria when the islamist militant ISIS took over the state I live.
The fights took my family lives and left me in a paralyzed condition. I am now trapped in the Hospital. I am not sure if I will live long because they are alredy us one by one
and i dont know when is my turn to die

RAQQA is the region I live in Syria and is now controlled by ISIS militant.It is a horrible life here. I am secretly sending you this email
in regards of my funds in Cambodia to be use for charity plans and humanitarian aid for the less privileged,
the widows in your country. I can't go back to Cambodia anymore. The money there is $10,160.000.00. 20% should be for your commitment as soon as you get the funds,

You will have to contact my lawyer in Cambodia.
Email: bongsovann.chambers@gmail.com or number +85570844510 to direct
and arrange the release of the funds to you with this information.

>From now I can't reply you again. This email was secretly sent to you confidentially.
Thanks

Mrs Sabeen

Sent from Google Mail on Android

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