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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: "Turai Sharifuddin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <turai.sharifuddin22@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 16:33:39 -0800
Subject: Happy New Year To You.

Sir/Madam,

I'm sorry for this intrusion; can you please give some attention? I'm Turai, 19years, from Malaysia. At this time of my life, I'm preoccupied with worries, emotional tumult and depression. Every move i make is highly confidential and well calculated to avoid the enemies again. I need a strong confidant, someone who shares my opinion and reasons. If i may tell you bit of my worries; my late dad company documents and huge funds found missing; close associates were suspected to mastermind the missing documents and funds.
These associates are highly placed and well connected to afford supreme justification for committing heinous crime. Though, I'm limited by age, substantial evidences to file up possible lawsuit not enough until recently, i was opportune to watch the film titled "COLOMBIANA", Thereafter, I picked up courage regardless of my age and limitations. (Cateleye in COLOMBIANA did exactly to see her way through the huddles. Currently, I’m working closely with a depository firm to recover 13.8million$ as part of remote deposit in my name by late father. Being a young girl, i need a trustee, a strong confidant to rescue available fund.
My purpose is to change location after fund recovered and moved to a safer location unknown and safe to sponsor my journalism career from a reputable institution. I'm observing courses that will enable me indict assailants of my parents and also to recover every fund and asset find missing. I have some evidences but i require basic education and adequate funding to aid my mission and purpose. In the above mentioned Film "COLOMBIANA", Cateleye was not alone in her mission, she seeks the help of an uncle residing in New York to recover funds belonging to her late father and she was linked up to identified the killers of parents and they were all brought to Justice.
In like manner, i require your collaboration to help recover fund for safe-keep where it can be useful to sponsor my career through knowledge acquisition. I'm skillful, intelligent and yet dogged about my aim without losing focus. I'm obliged to hearing from you, have a pleasant day!

Thank you
Turai Sharifuddin

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