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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: "Sabriyah Jamail" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamailsabriyah@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 21:59:24 -0500
Subject: From Mrs Sabriyah Jamail, Please Reply...

Good Day,

Its my great pleasure writing you this day but before I narrate to you my aim of dropping you this very short note let me first introduce my very self to you. My name is Sabriyah Jamail, one of the Yazidi women who flee and escape death from the invasion of the deadly Islamic group (ISIS). My husband and two sons were executed by ISIS. It's the most terrifying moment of my life. Before, the execution of my late husband, he was an oil merchant and has concluded many oil deals worth over USD$28M with his American partners. He deposited the proceeds into his foreign bank account in the US.

I have since lived as a widow and presently in a hospital seeking political asylum in Europe. I have been so ill for months and urgently in need of a bone marrow transplant. Recently, I knew about you through an international leading trade journal, with all pleasure, I wish to choose you for this project and I believe you will receive this offer of fund management and partnership in good faith.

The documents relating to the funds are with me. I will also attached copies of these documents as prove for your confirmation as soon as I receive your reply. All you need to do is to contact the funds holders in US as the next of kin and request for the transfer/payment into your bank account. If you are interested in this project,
kindly reply with your informations and your business interest to enable me discuss further with you on the project and benefits.

Sincerely yours,

Sabriyah Jamail.

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