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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: Ms.Shayannia Monir <westernharrvest@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2015 18:17:42 +0100 (CET)
Subject: HELLO MY DEAR


Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Ms.Shayannia Monir,I am the only surviving daughter of late Mr &
Mrs Mohammad Hossein who lost their lives in Iran Bam earthquake that
occurred in December 26,2003 where over 50,000 person were killed.I
was presently contacted through a diplomatic firm that my late parent
deposited the sum of $18.4 Million Dollars in their custody.Please i
need your assistance to claim and invest this fund into any viable
venture in your country which you know that will yield us profit.

For quick processing of this fund if you accept my offer,I will avail
you a reputable Attorney information who will execute all procedures
on our behalf,if you will help me,i promise to offer you 30%. Please
kindly send me your detail information's such as your full name,phone
and fax number and your contact address ,so that the processing of
this claim can effectively be commenced immediately with the legal
power of the attorney.

Thanks and i am looking forward to your favorable reply .
Sincerely,
Ms.Shayannia Monir

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