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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: "REV.CHRISTOPHER BROOKS" <revchristopherbrooks1975@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 13:05:32 +0100
Subject: READ AND REPLY

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM THE GROUP DIRECTOR,SYRIAN ENERGY COMMISSION (SECOM),I HAVE THE
CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL BE OF IMMENSE ASSISTANCE TO ME IN THIS
BUSINESS OF MUTUAL BENEFITS.

I HAVE THE SUM OF TWENTY TWO MILLION USD ($22M) DEPOSITED WITH A
FINANCE HOUSE OVERSEAS AS A RESULT OF THE ON-GOING WAR.I WISH TO
INVEST THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY:HENCE AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR
PARTNERSHIP IN A JOINT VENTURE.THEREFORE I SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO
WORK WITH ME TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS THE
BENEFICIARY.

YOU WILL INVEST,MANAGE,AND OVERSEE THE TWENTY TWO MILLION USD ($22M)
INVESTMENTS UNTIL I RETIRE FROM ACTIVE SERVICE SOONEST,

I WILL USE MY OFFICIAL POSITION TO SECURE ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND PLACE
YOUR AS THE BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY,AND THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FROM THE FUND BASE.I WILL SEND TO YOU ALL THE
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND GIVE YOU ALL THE CONTACTS REQUIRED FOR THE
FUNDS TO GET INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST
TO WORK WITH ME.

REMEMBER SYRIAN HAS BEEN IN WAR FOR SOME YEARS NOW AND PRESIDENT ASSAD
DOES NOT WANT TO GET AN END TO THIS WAR THEREFORE AS SOON AS THE FUNDS
IS SECURE IN YOUR HANDS, I HAVE TO RESIGN MY APPOINTMENT WITH THE
GOVERNMENT OF SYRIAN AND POSSIBLY RELOCATE FOR A BETTER LIFE

IF YOUR ACCEPT THIS TRANSACTION AND WISH TO WORK WITH ME PLEASE DO
SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING
1.YOUR FULL NAMES
2. YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS
3.PERSONAL EMAIL ID

4.AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS ALSO I ADVISE YOU KEEP THIS TRANSACTION
CONFIDENTIAL TO PROTECT MY POSITION IN OFFICE,THOUGH THIS TRANSACTION
IS 100% FREE ON YOUR SIDE AND MINE.PLEASE SEND ALL YOUR REPLIES TO :
revchristopherbrooks1966@hotmail.com


I EXPECT YOUR MAIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
HAMID AHMED

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