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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: "Mona Makhlouf" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mona33anissa@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 07:01:08 -0800
Subject: We Can Do This Investment

Hello
Compliments, By diving to your perceived confidentiality and viability as an individual am sorry please but
with genuine and sincere intention, may I ask if you would be eligible to pursue a Business investment of
US$57.3m with me in your country, for more details contact my private email address:
(mona77anissa@hotmail.com).
Thank you and May God Bless.
Best Regards,
Mona Makhlouf
CEO Biblioteca Oil Co.


Podemos hacer esta inversión

Hola
Cumplidos, lanzándose a su supuesta confidencialidad y viabilidad como una persona lo siento, pero con la
intención genuina y sincera, le ruego si usted tendría derecho a realizar una inversión de las empresas de
US$ 57. 3m conmigo en su país, para más detalles póngase en contacto con mi dirección de correo electrónico
privado: (del mona77anissa@hotmail.com).
Gracias y que Dios los bendiga.
Saludos
Makhlouf de la Mona
Director Biblioteca Oil Co.

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