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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: "Ismael Abbas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ismaelabbass15@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 11:21:19 -0600
Subject: With Trust

Good day!

Peace of the almighty Allah be with you and your family. I am Ismael Abbas Adela Hanaath, The former national chief security adviser (NSA) under president Bashar al-Assad of Syria. In the course of my duty as NSA, I made huge sum of money $14,000,000.00. due to the unending crisis in my country Syria I am inviting you to partner with me in safeguarding this money into your country from where it was successfully deposited for partnership investment.

I hope to invest with you because of my military assignment and the civil war in my country. Don't be afraid to partner with me because it is 100% free risk and everything will be done under a legitimate arrangement if you wish to work with me. please direct your reply to this my private email address for further information if interested. ismaelabbas15@yahoo.com

Waiting your urgent response

Regards
Ismael Abbas

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