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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: "Zulfiqar Ali Sulaiman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sulaimanzulfiqarali@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 15:20:28 -0800
Subject: ttn:Beneficiary,

ttn:Beneficiary,
 
We are writing to inform you that we received instruction from
United  Nations Organization and the International Monetary
Fund to pay all  the people that has been owed till date.
 
You are among the people that they listed and submitted their
contacts.
 
Do get back this office if you are being owed, but if you are not, you
do  not border to respond to this mail.
We have been mandated to credit the
US$10,000,000.00 whosoever that is being owed. Therefore,
you  are required to submit your banking details and your personal  information for on the spot crediting of your
fund.
Your urgent response will help matter because it is first come first
serve bases. This is my Private email address: sulaimanzulfiqarali@gmail.com
Best regards
Zulfiqar Ali Sulaiman
Director of Fund transferNational Bank of Abu
DhabiUnited Arab Emirates

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