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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 Fatima Aziz <ggibsonsam@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ffatimaaziz@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 15:11:21 -0700
Subject: For Business Only

Dear,

I am very happy to contact you for this business transaction. I am
Barrister Mrs. Fatima Aziz from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I am the
Personal attorney to my late client who died of heart attack in 2009.
He deposited Fifteen million five hundred thousand United States
dollars Only in a Bank here. He died without any registered next of
kin as he was long divorced and had no child.
The bank contacted me and said that they will confiscate his account
and money if i fail to present somebody as his next of kin, the bank
wants to confiscate his money if i don't present a next of kin to
claim the money.
I contacted you because you have same last name and can perfectly fit
in as his next of kin and he was from your country, Let us work
together with trust to claim this money and share it 50% for you and
50% for me. Reply me with your Full name and phone number more
details.Every corresponding should be send to my private
email:ffatimaaziz@outlook.com

Best Regards,
Barrister Mrs. Fatima Aziz.

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