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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: "Miss. Dani Rageh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dinaaaaaadina@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 07:59:08 -0700
Subject: Partnership Business

Dear Sir/Madam,

How are you and your family, My name is Miss. Dina Hamedani,24 years Only my later parent who was killed in Syria /2015/10/09/. I write because i need your urgent attention regarding my life and future.

I am desperately in need of assistance and I have summoned up courage to contact you. I must say that I am very uncomfortable sending this message to you without knowing truly if you would misunderstand the importance and decides to go public. In this regards, I will not hold back to say that the essence of this message is strictly for mutual benefit between you and me and nothing more.

I am presently in Turkey Border like I said and I found your contact particulars in an internet address journal. I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of $12,570,000(Twelve million Five Hundred and Seventy Thousand USD) to the States or any safe country of your choice, as far as I can be assured that it will be safe in your care until I come over and you can assist me to make somebody in life and complete my school.


My later father kept a treasure in Dubai -UAE I need your urgent attention to recover this for my future and is 100% risk
free.

I look forward to read from you soonest.


Thanks
Miss. Dani Rageh

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