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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: "Dr. Faraj Abdullah" <dr.faraj.abdullah@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:02:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: The Money is Transferred.


Dear Friend,
I just got back from the MoneyXfer office. I sent the money as my patient from Syria instructed me before his death here in the Israel General hospital, please make sure that you contact the bank so that they can proceed to transfer the Gold and the money to your account as his wife and children are still in the refugees camp in Accra, Ghana West-Africa as they ran from Syria to save their lives out of the War in Syria ,. Here are the information you will need bellow.
Transfer Code:                      14696001Sender:                                  Dr. Faraj AbdullahExpected delivery date:         12/06/2013Amount Sent:                         US$16,000.000.00 / 24 Kilos of GoldSecurity Question:                 OK?Answer:                                  OK.
Waiting to hear from your side soon, 
Kind Regards,
Dr. Faraj Abdullah

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