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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: "Aisha Mohamed" <sgpmed@yeah.net>
Reply-To: jharnadb28@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 07:04:11 -0700
Subject: Hello good day to you!


Hello, My Name is Aisha Mohamed from Syria,I am 26 years old,I am in St.Aga=
tha's Parish for refugee in Republic of Ghana under United Nations High com=
mission for Refugee. I lost my parents in the recent war in Syria, right no=
w am in Republic of Ghana, please save my life i am in danger need your hel=
p in transferring my inheritance my parent left behind for me in a Bank in =
Ghana here, i have every documents covering the funds in my possession, all=
i need is a foreigner who will stand as the foreign partner to my father t=
o act as the beneficiary of this said fund. The money deposited in the Bank=
is 11.5 Million Dollars, I just need this fund to be transfer to your acco=
unt so that i will come over to your country and complete my education as y=
ou know that my country have been in deep crisis due to the war and I canno=
t go back there again because I have nobody again all of my family were kil=
led in the war.I don't know how and what I will do to transfer and invest t=
his money somewhere in abroad to avoid the bank from taking over what belon=
gs to me which they were planning to do without my consent because I am a y=
oung girl. Now,I urgently need your humble assistance to move this money fr=
om his account here to your bank account, this is why i am in search of a r=
eputable and trust worthy fellow to assist me in building my future since m=
y parents are no longer alive to build it for me and I strongly believe tha=
t by the grace of God,you will help me invest this money wisely. If you can=
handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting thi=
s fund, kindly reach me. Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk fr=
ee and I hope to commence the transaction as quick as possible.Please get b=
ack to me for more details about me and the inheritance fund. My regards to=
you and your family Aisha Mohammed=20

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