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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: pervez zahid <pa_zahid@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:59:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I need your asistance


Am in a hurry writing you this note,Just wanted to seek your help on someth=
ing very important, you are the only person i could reach at this point, an=
d i hope you come to my aid. Because something very terrible is happening t=
o me now,i need a favor from you now,I had a trip to Netherland.
=A0
Unfortunately for me all my money got stolen on my way to the hotel where i=
lodged along with my bag were my passport was ,And since then i have been =
without any money i am even owing the hotel here.
=A0
So i have limited access to emails for now, please i need you to lend me ab=
out Euro 3000.00 so i can make arrangements and return back please,i have s=
poken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter effecti=
vely, I will return the money back to you as soon as i get home, I am so co=
nfused right now.=20
=A0
My hopes on you.=20
pervez Akhtar zahid =0A=0A=0A

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