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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.Hameed" <tlcbn2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: abdulhameed723@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 02:59:39 +0800
Subject: Investment

Dear Friend,

May the peace of Allah the merciful and re warder of our faith and good work rest upon you hence scam and fraud has been the order of the day on the internet ,but without the same internet it will be difficult to contact you as I have no other means of doing that , I am obligated to write to you base on recommendation ,as I am consultant to MR ADEM SEKER [ late] from one of the Arab nations whose country has been devastated with internal conflict [ Syria ] and he lost his life leaving his sick [ cancer ] wife and only young son

I want to know if you can help in investing the sum of 5 million American Dollars only, under the supervision of a private bank in Europe?
So that we can make all arrangements to move the said fund to you for mutual business investment and you will also help in relocating the family to your country
If this is okay please do let me know so that we can proceed hence I need your full name and address and also telephone number and occupation so that I can be able to make all changes of documents to your favor as the manager and investor to the fund

Please do treat this as a matter of urgency

Get back to me on: abdulhameed723@gmail.com
Regards,
Hameed

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