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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 .Abdulramoni Sadiq" <atmdepartment702@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulramonisadiq2017@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 02:28:49 -0700
Subject: From Mr.Uba/Reply

Dear Friend,

Thank you for your connection in Facebook, Before I start, I must
firstly apologize for this unsolicited proposal to you. I

am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting
a relationship, but as time goes on you will realize

the need for my action. I am Mr. Assi Ghassan Former Personal Adviser
to President Bashar al-Assad of Syrian Arab Republic on

Oil and Gas matters and also CEO AI Safwat Company. On 7 March 2012 I

resigned to join the opposition to Bashar al-Assad's government
because i did not want to support the regime of the President

Bashar al-Assad which has continually brutalized and killing of
innocent people and due to the ongoing war for many years now

my country (SYRIA) has been devastated and many of our citizens are
scattered in different countries suffering.

Currently, am seeking asylum overseas and due to my present situation
am looking for a trustworthy person, I have only

written to seek your indulgence,assistance and support. I wish to make
a transfer involving a huge amount which was deposited

with a

financial firm overseas,all that is required from you is to
receive,invest and manage the funds on my behalf then we will

work out all the modalities concerning to the investments.

1)send to me your international passport
2)mobile phone number/fax Tel No
3)Your contact address
4)Your office Address/tel Number


Regards,
Mr.Uba

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