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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: PETER BUTU <butu1885peter@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 03:31:34 -0700
Subject: Give urgent attention :


Hello,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it’s just my
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction. I am Salim Ali a banker by profession working in First Gulf
Bank in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) and currently holding the
post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank. I have the
opportunity transferring the left over funds, in tune of (USD$17.5M)
SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS of one of my
bank Customers who died along with his entire family on 15th July, 2009 in
a plane crash in Northern Iran, who had no relationship to claim the fund
and I want you to help me receive the fund in your country.

Is an opportunity for us to claim the fund and give our lives a complete
definition. Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money
can be shared between two of us, in the ratio of 60/40 percentage. If you
agree to my business proposal.

Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i
receive your return mail, further details and information should be
forwarded to you, try to send your responds with your telephone number so
that I will call you for more clarifications.

You can contact me through this my alternative email address
salimali000@outlook.com Have a great day,
Best Regards.
Salim Ali

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