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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: "Abu Bakr." <ad364055@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abakr084@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:38:59 -0900
Subject: MESSAGE FROM SYRIA.



--
GOOD DAY,

I AM ABU BAKR, A REBEL LEADER HERE IN ALEPPO SYRIA, I AND MY SECOND IN
COMMAND CAME ACROSS SOME MONEY THAT WAS PARKED IN A TRUNK BOX AND THE
MONEY
IS WORTH OVER $ 11 MILLION, IN ONE OF PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD?S ALLIES
HOUSE AND WE HAVE MOVED THE MONEY OUT OF THE WAR ZONE TO A SECURITY
OFFICE
AS A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUST WORTHY PERSON
THAT
WE CAN KEEP THE ABOVE SAID MONEY WITH HIM OR HER FOR SAFE KEEPING
PENDING
WHEN WE ARE GOING TO FINISH THE FIGHT HERE IN MY COUNTRY SYRIA.

IF YOU CAN BE OF A HELP KINDLY GET BACK TO US THROUGH THIS EMAIL, AND IF
YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THE ASSISTANCE PLEASE AND PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS
BE
KNOWN TO THE WORLD AS THIS MAY BRING DIVISION AMONG US THE REBELS. IF MY
ENGLISH IS NOT TOO GOOD PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND ME AND BE OF KIND
ASSISTANCE TO US.

YOURS SINCERELY.

ABU BAKR.

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