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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: zeina habib <zeinahabib_456@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: zeina_1960@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 18:29:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Helle Amarjit Singh...!


l know that our mail might come as a surprise to you because we have not met you before.l am Mrs zeina age 45yrs from Somalia presently in Senegal as an Asylum sicker with my two kids.l went through your profile and dicide to contact you hope you will not disappoint me at the end? am only asking for your help to stand as my foreign business partner to make claims to my inherited money USDA$8.5m that was deposited by my late husband which is right now in a banking firm waiting for me to claim, with 100 kgs of Gold,but for the simple fact that the financial local law of this country Senegal does not permit my statues as to handle such transaction I will give you more details. if you reply me with interest. promise 15% of the total money will be given to you, if you can help me.
Thanks,
Mrs zeina

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