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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: "Hosanova Arzu Fatima" <hosanovarfarzu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hosanovafarzu@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 08:26:25 -0300
Subject:




De: Prince Alwaleed Talal Foundation
Riyadh, Arábia Saudita

Olá,
Príncipe Alwaleed Bin Talal pôs de lado uma soma total de US $ 32 bilhões
de dólares
(28800000000 €) para ser gasto em projetos de caridade para os próximos
cinco anos. para
no segundo semestre de 2015, a nossa fundação tem um orçamento a soma de
500 milhões de euros
para ser gasto para desenvolver comunidades, capacitar as mulheres,
permitir jovens, criar emprego e ajudar os menos privilégio.
Você tem sorte de ser selecionado como uma pessoa Índice para o seu
programa para o país. Como a pessoa índice, você receberá uma doação de 5
(cinco) milhões de euros para ser gasto em seu país. O fundo foi
depositado com o nosso banco, de onde serão transferidos para você. Em meu
próximo mail,
Vou explicar-lhe como você receberá o dinheiro e como você espera-se
usá-lo para o seu negócio e para ajudar a menos privilégio.
Seu muito sinceramente,
MRS ARZU F. Hasanova
SECRETARIA EXECUTIVA

ENGLISH VERSION
From: Prince Alwaleed Talal Foundation
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Hello,
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has set aside a total sum of $32 billion dollars
(28.8 billion euro) to be spent on charity projects for the next five
years. For
the second half of 2015, our foundation has budgeted the sum of 500million
Euro
to be spent to develop communities, empower women, enable youths,create
employment and assist the less privilege.
You are lucky to be selected as an Index Person for your country program.
As the index person,you will receive a donation of five(5)million euro to
be spent in your country. The fund has been deposited with our bank,from
where it will transfer to you. In my next mail,
I will explain to you how you will receive the money and how you are
expected to
use it for your business and to assist the less privilege.
Your most sincerely ,
MRS ARZU F. HASANOVA
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

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