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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: "Samira Shahbander" <aminatamhmd@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 01:39:48 +0200
Subject: Assistance

Hello dear,
how are u doing hope great? My name is Samira Shahbander the seconda wife of Saddam Hussein

Thought i have not considered this medium to be the best manner to have approached
you on this issue being that the
internet has been greatly abused over the recent years and is very unsecured for
informations of vital importance. I have decided to take the chance seeing that no other
means could have been faster and more efficient than the E-mail.I write to you
irrespective of the fact you do not know me,but please do consider this letter as a
request from a sister in dire need of assistance.I was able to get your email via
internet when i was searching for investment assistance

I have a business project to propose to you. It is in relation to this link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/05/wsadd05.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/08/05/ixnewstop.html

Please contact me if intrests u with your personal information to enable us proceed
as time is of the essence in this transaction.

Yours faithfully,

Samira Shahbander




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