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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: "Mr. Koneh. Zaahir" <qqvjtzvpza@sneakemail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 22:42:54 +0000
Subject: AM LOOKING FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Hello Friend, Compliment of the day, I got your contact information from a reputable business/professional directory of your country which gives me assurance of your legibility as a person. I send you this brief letter to solicit your partnership to transfer £ 3.00.000.000.00 (Three Hundred, Million US Dollars ) from Abidjan to your country. I shall furnish you with more info when I get a positive reply from you. Reply me Via E-mail ( qqvjtzvpza@sneakemail.com) if you are interested.
Best Regards,
Mr. Koneh Zaahir
………………………………………………………………………………………
ACTUALLY MY NAME IS KONEH ZAAHIR FROM Abidjan I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE BUSINESS PARTNER WHO I CAN WORK WITH TO ESTABLISH A GOOD PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANYWHERE SO PLEASE IF YOU ARE REALLY INTERESTED TO PARTNER AND WORK TOGETHER WITH ONE MIND KINDLY LET ME KNOW FOR MORE DISCUSSION AND HOW TO MEET EACH OTHER AND AGAIN I AM NOT ASKING YOU TO INVEST ANY MONEY BECAUSE THE MONEY IS NOT THE PROBLEM

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