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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Thaamir Sami." <WWW.@mocha.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Thaamir Sami." <thaamirsami45@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:14:02 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND.

Dear Friend,
First am sorry for my poor English language. I know that 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 aware that so many individuals used the internet to defraud good and well mannered personalities. But it is based on their evil mind and selfishness to lie around.

I am a banker by profession and I work with Commercial Bank of Syria (Arabic: ?????? ??????? ???????) my bank is the largest commercial bank in Syria with its headquarters located in Damascus. The bank offers commercial banking services including long-term loans in Syrian pounds; armored car service; and collections services. The bank has dozens of branches and ATM's throughout Syria. I'm currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of
the bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds (USD$17.5M )our bank deceased customer late Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Wong and Lilla C. Wong, of Redwood City, California who died on (Egypt Air Flight 990) along with his family on a plane crash below.

To know the truth of my letter, see the website for confirmation (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm} Hence i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/40 while 10% will be mapped out for expenses. My reason to make this is based on the fact that I have severally made attend to reach any of the family of the deceased, but to know avail and now the wicked Syiran leader Al-Abdallah have given other to his loyalts to bomb all commercial banks within country simply because we support the American idea to move him from the sit as our president due to his wickedness. Please sir, If you agree to my business proposal I will provide you with further details of the transfer process as soon as i receive your return mail.

Respectfully.
Thaamir Sami.

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