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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 Aani Fatimah <mrsaanifatimah66@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 12:11:01 -0700
Subject: PRAY FOR PEACE IN SYRIA

Hello my dear,

How are you and you family.
Firstly let me introduce myself I am Mrs. Aani Fatimah, a woman from Syria
and I lost my family in the chemical attack in Ghouta, around the Syrian
capital of Damascus. I survived the attack and I was taken to UK by a UN
peacekeeping team, where I'm currently staying in a refugee camp.View the
link http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-23927399.

Before the death of my late husband he has some fund to the tone of
$5,500,000.00 USD (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
which he deposited with a foreign bank, which my name appears as the next
of kin to the deposit. It is with great pleasure that I received your
response, because my aim of contacting you is for you to assist me in
redeeming the inheritance deposit of my late husband with the bank.

I have contacted the bank for claim and withdrawal of my late husband's
fund deposit in their bank of but all effort proves abortive, the bank
manager told me that I am not legally qualify to withdraw the fund because
of my refugee status here in UK. As a refugee, the bank manager advised me
to look for a reliable foreign partner who will stand on my behalf as a
foreign representative to assist me in the transfer of the $5,500,000.00
USD (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in his or her
bank account anywhere in the world.

After fasting and praying here in the refugee camp for a reliable partner I
made up my mind to contact you so I can present you to the bank as my
foreign partner who will stand on my behalf and help me to receive the
$5,500,000.00 USD (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)
into his bank account in your country or anywhere around the world.
Remember that you can use any account during the application process even
an account with zero credit balance.

I will come over to your country to meet with you face to face immediately
the bank transfers the fund into your bank account and I would like to go
into business partnership with you but I'm not business incline, you will
have to look for any profitable business where the funds will be invested
into that is well known to you.

I will give you 15% of the total fund as enumeration for your services and
help while the balance shall be our investment capital for the propose
business partnership with you.

It is due to the trust and confidence that I have repose on you that made
me to disclose this matter to you, and I believe that am safe in your hand,
nobody knows what I have and where I am, please I am asking you for my
safety and security purpose to keep this communication very private and
secret, I know that Allah will see us through.confirm your names in
details, date of birth, sex, cell phone number, house address and
occupation so I can a pre-knowledge of whom am talking with.

Please reply this mail urgently and indicate your readiness to help me.

Best wish for peace profound.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Aani Fatimah
E-mail: mrs.aani_fatimah@outlook.com

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