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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: "Dr Miss Kapur Adilah" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iamkapuradilah@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 15:23:01 +0530
Subject: PROPOSAL

i read so much about investment booming in your country,i really need someone i can trust ,somebody who can be my representative over there,i wish to invest but i don't have an ideal and again i cannot leave my duty here in Damascus,Syria. for this purpose until we are assign to return back home,I will need your help in this situation I find myself,i am really afraid and I don't know whom to confide in. Please I will need your help on this for I can forfeit 35 percent of this money to make sure it is safely used for me until I will leave the army next year. From my wide consultations I was encouraged to focus in your country because the economy is growing at a stable rate which promotes investment growth and profitability. If you feel we can do this together judiciously then please reply and get back to me.Dr Miss.Kapur Adilah Email:iamkapuradilah@gmail.com

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