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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. Amira Abi" <amira_abi@barid.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2015 02:42:39 +0700
Subject: Re Hello

Hello My Friend,

Please understand me deeply. My name is Mrs Amira Abi from Syria. I am 67 years old woman,I got your esteemed contact during my Comprehensive research for a reliable and trustworthy individual on-line search Via (Network Power Charitable Trust)

I am the CEO of Amira Seafood Ltd in India and Cambodia. I am in Syria when the islamist militant ISIS took over the state I live.
The fights took my family lives and left me in a paralyzed condition. I am now trapped in Syria. I am not sure if I will survive this because they are killing and Bombing us every day, every body have run away i dont have
who to help me, because of my condition and i dont know when is my turn to die,

RAQQA is the region I live in Syria and is now controlled by ISIS militant.It is a horrible life here. I am secretly sending you this email
in regards of my funds in Cambodia to be use for charity plans and humanitarian aid for the less privileged,
the widows in your country. I can't go back to Cambodia anymore. The money there is $10,165.000.00. 30% should be for your commitment,

You will have to contact my lawyer in Cambodia.
Email: barristerbongsovan@qq.com
so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you with this information,

>From now I can't reply you again. This email was secretly sent to you confidentially.
Thanks

Mrs Amira

Sent from Google Mail on Android

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