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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: Mrs Hajiya Maria Assef Shawkat <cbmbf.rescueteam@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hajiyamariaassefshawkat@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:16:06 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend

I am Hajiya Maria Assef Shawkat, wife of the late President Bashar
al-Assad's brother-in-Law, General Assef Shawkat who was killed by a
bomb attack in Damascus, Aleppo on 18 July,2012 which the violence
caused hundreds of thousands to flee their homes as refugees of the
Syria Civil war. I have in my possession USD25m(Twenty five Million
United States Dollars only) currently in a coded financial
institution, which I now intend to use to establish a profitable
business venture in your country to enable me and my family start life
all over again. I want to invest the US$25M in your company/country
and you will be my guide. I will give you more details upon your
response.

Reply through my Lawyer's email address: justine.alexanderchamber@lawyer.com

or through my private email:hajiyamariaassefshawkat@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
Mrs Hajiya Maria Assef Shawkat

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