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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: "Aisha Asfari (Ms)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aishaasfari54@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:25:20 -0500
Subject: Peace Be With You!

Hello Dear,
 
Peace Be With You in the name of almighty Allah!
 
I am Mrs. Aisha Asfari, the widow of late Ayman Asfari who was a Gold merchant in Syria before he was killed by the security forces of President Bashar al-Assad because of his opposition to t5he President. Our homes, Businesses and properties were destroyed and brought down to nothing.
After the disastrous raid, I lost my husband and everything including and all belongings. I was only able to escape with a Box where my husband packed about Four Million United States Dollars-USD4,000,000 which he got from the last Gold deal he did before he was killed. Fortunately for me, I found a British Diplomat who works with the United Nations. He was traveling back to Britain so I handed over the box to him and told him that it belongs to my late Husband's friend and that he should help me keep the box in a Security Company in UK pending when I will reach the owner. I do not want him to know the actual content so I told him the box contains gold.
I seek for your assistance as I have concluded with all arrangements to relocate from Syria so I am now seeking for an experienced and reliable partner whom my interest will be under his/her close supervision to enable me make a direct investment or operate large account in your country with this money.
 
My plan is to give your name to the British Diplomat to send to the security Company as the owner of the box and then you will contact them in UK and request for shipment.
We will talk further in details later but please keep this a top secret until I hear back from you.
 
I wait for your prompt response.
Yours faithfully,
Aisha Asfari (Ms).

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