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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.Susan Arisman" <aboqiio@aol.fr>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 09:50:04 -0400
Subject: Re:



Hello my dear,



I desire your full support as an Allah fearing individual to help use my Trust Funds 27 Million dollars donation project for charity to assist the Orphans and the less privileged in the your society. am a woman from Connecticut, United States fighting cancer and my doctors assume I have limited time to live due to the metastasized stage of my chronic illnesses,



Give me your word that this funds will be used wisely and judiciously over there in your country as I wish before I can advance and entrust you with this project,, if so go ahead and send me full details of you now to proceed and finalize my will on this 27million dollars donation with the bank in which you will take 10% of this 27 million for you for the time and effort you have put in or any expense arrears because of this costly project.



I will give you the bank address so that you will go there or contact them for this money , It’s urgent; you have to reply on my below secured email…


susan.arisman@yandex.com



Best Regards,
Mrs. Susan Arisman
326 A St SE.
Washington Dc.



susan.arisman@yandex.com


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