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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: "ANNAMARIA CARDINALLI" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:03:18 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP

Dear Friend

please accept my apology for sending you this sensitive information via mail without meeting you in person, this is due to my situation and the urgency also the importance of the matter at hand. My name is Anna Maria Cardinalli. I am serving in United States Military in Afghanistan. I really wish to have you as my good friend and also wishes to entrust some funds into your care, but I have already send the fund out of Afghanistan,

I feel quite safe dealing with you.I need your sincere and truthful friendship. I got your contact from your profile.Now i urge you to take this message seriously and with An open mind. so with good faith and trust join me and you, iam assuring you now that you will never be disappointed. now my question is: can I give You This Trust? and I assure you We can achieve It successfully.

I have $10.5 Million US dollars that I successfully moved out of the country. I need a good partnership and trust. It is oil business money which i did with Afghanistan officials worth of $142 million US dollars, but $10.5 million us dollars stated is my share on the business and it's legal. I have successfully moved the funds out of Afghanistan as a family valuable items with the help of UN Diplomatic

The most important thing is can i trust you? Once the funds get to you, you take your 30% out and keep my own 70%. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe place where my part of the funds will be, until I came to meet with you for discussions on investment plans, but I have more interest on real estate or any other profitable investment. If you are interested I will give you with more details.you Can know about mehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnnaMaria_Cardinalli

But the whole process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times. I look forward to your reply and co-operation, and I thank you in advance as I anticipate your co-operation waiting for your urgent response.

My Regards,
Anna Maria Cardinalli
Afghanistan

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