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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: "ZEYNEP YOUNAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sr.zeynepyounan@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:51:54 -0700
Subject: LET YOUR HONESTY BE MY REWARD

Good day to you,
 
I want to Donate my life savings to you and wants you to use it in helping the poor, am suffering from  chronic urinary tract cancer and have slim chance of survival, so use this $8,150,000.00usd and establish a foundation to immortalize my name. Respond with this information below if you are willing.
YOUR  NAME:………………?
YOUR  COUNTRY:…………?
YOUR  PHONE NO:………?
OCCUPATION:……………?
AGE:……………………………?
SEX:………………………
NOTE: I shall bear the cost of transferring this money to you; all I need is your sincerity. God bless you.
Sincerely,
Rev. Sr.  Zeynep  Younan.
younan-zeynep.younan@yandex.com

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