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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: Nabila Fituri <nabilafituri1995@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Nabila Fituri <nabilafituri19@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 18:04:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Inheritance Establishment!


Dear,

I am Miss. Nabila Fituri, 21 years old girl and from Libya. My parents Mr/Mrs. Ramzi Fituri and my only brother were murdered on April 21, 2015, by the unknown men (Armed Rebels) that attacked our home town in Libya and my father died two days after the incident. According to the secret revealed to me by my late father on his sick bed at the hospital before his death, He told me that his younger brother were involved in the killing and that I must be very careful with him and make sure I leave the country because I'm the next target so that he will not kill me too and claims what rightfully belong to me.

My evil uncle(My late father's younger brother) did all this just to claim all the properties and business and money that my late father left behind as the only brother to him because of greedy and wickedness.

Now, I'm left alone, please I need your help and assistance to retrieve my inheritance US$18 Million Dollars lodged in a bank and get me out of this danger here. If you are willing to assist me please kindly respond me for more details OK.

Thanks and God bless you!

With Best Wishes and Regards,
Miss. Nabila Fituri.

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