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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: "Mrs Marvah Rasha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <evelynukeja51@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:35:22 -0800
Subject: HELLO DEAR, CAN YOU BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS FUND?

 
hello Dear
 
 
Please note that my major reason of contacting you is to propose a fortune   that requires immediate and swift execution,
 
 
I am in Syria at this moment and desperately needs to relocate to your  country  with my family because of too much  fight here in Syria,  and i  have  summed up  courage to go into a secure  site to contact you, so that  i  can be sure of your person for trust  to move my cash box money out  from  Syria  to your country  in your care  and i will need an apartment  for my  personal self as soon as they deploy us from Syria to your country  to stay soon
 
 
i could  have called you, but the problem here is that we are living under  the united nation military government command here eg
 
 
1) We are not allowed to make any kind of international calls here,
 
2) Neither to operate any kind of bank account here as authorized by the   military top officials here, they are taking care of our feedings
 
 
Please understand my plight that this transaction does not required any   further delay and in less than 5 days the cash box will be noted in your  position and  I am  comfortable to give you  20% of the total money  inside  the box after the successful conclusion of the delivery to handover to you  for safekeeping
 
 
I am desperately needs to relocate to your country  with my family  following the  war in our country which is so hot on me and I cannot wait  any more, due to the current disturbances in the country, many families  are running for dear lives as soldiers are  killing civilians, women and  children and you can have a look at
 
 
http://www.crowdvoice.org/protests-in-syria?gclid=CPLp6oCxx7cCFfMQtAodShwAdQ
 
 
I need a good sure trusted reliable partner to channel this box, Hope I   can trust you?
 
 
meanwhile you can furnish me below
your name
your address
your phone
age
 
 
Regards
Mrs Marvah Rasha
 
 
 

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