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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: riad hijab <riad65hijab@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:50:52 +0100
Subject: Hi


Greetings.
My name is Mohammed Riad Hijab 26 years old, I am from a political family
in Syria that recently fall out with the present government,my father was
killed by the Govt forces.

The Syrian government has seized all my family properties, houses, several
bank accounts, even our family wood processing company.
I ran to Côte d'Ivoire and am with the United nation Refugee for safety
because I'm afraid the government are after my life.

The reason to initiate contact with you is for you to help me so that the
bank can transfer my late father fund to your bank account in your country
for me to come over there and continue my study while you invest the fund
into a lucrative business and properties.

I am looking for a reliable person who will help me invest my family fund
in a lucrative business and properties.

If you are interested kindly indicate as to proceed immediately,

Your Full Name......
Your Sex.................
Your Age......................
Your Country......................
Your Occupation....................

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Your Personal Mobile Number.............


Best Regards

Mohammed Riad Hijab

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