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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: Zain l <kengustin757@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Zain l <zxx777sa@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:29:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear,I need Help.


Hello Dear,I need Help. 
Please help me and my kids in Syria my husband moved funds out of our country to abroad, on his way back to manage to rescue us out of this hell place before he was killed by ISIL.... Help us please we are helpless here I'm ready to offer you 20% out of the total amount as compensation; once you help me secure the fund for the sake of my two kids future, amount involved is $17.8M USD it was concealed in suitcase for safety reasons. Upon your acceptance to help me, I’ll furnish you with more details. can you also be able to help us buy house?
Waiting for your quick response,
Sincerely yours,
Zaina.

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