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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: "ASIA FOUNDATION HUMANITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hr.asiafoundation@zoho.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 19:38:16 -0700
Subject: ASIA FOUNDATION: WE REQUIRE YOUR ATTENTION ?

ASIA FOUNDATION, HUMANITY
EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM, IN
ASSOCIATION WITH QATAR FOUNDATION,
ASIA.

ATTENTION: SIR/MA,

YOU WHERE AMONG THE (3) THREE LUCKY BENEFICIARIES SELECTED BY THE ASIA FOUNDATION HUMANITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM & MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF ASIA, IN THIS SECTION OF (2017) EID AL-ADHA ONGOING MONTHLY REWARD, TO INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE DONATIONS REWARD OF, ($750,000,00 USD) EACH, AS CHARITY DONATIONS/AID FROM THE ASIA FOUNDATION & MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF ASIA.

THIS REWARD IS PART OF SHOWING GRATITUDE TO THE GLOBE, FOR PROVIDING A VERY CONDUCIVE BUSINESS ATMOSPHERE FOR US. WE THE ASIA FOUNDATION & MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF ASIA, HAVE DECIDED TO BE AN INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATION WITH A PASSION FOR CHANGING LIVES IN THE ASIA PACIFIC, AS WELL AS VERY FEW CITIZENS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WE GLADLY ANNOUNCE TO YOU THAT, THE RESULTS OF THIS MONTH, EID AL-ADHA (2017) CONCLUDED E-MAIL ADDRESS BALLOT PROGRAM, HELD BY THE ASIA FOUNDATION & MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF ASIA IS OUT. YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT, < lynnbwinter@gmail.com> HAVE BEEN PICKED AS A BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE A REWARD DONATION OF, $750,000,00.(SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS)

THIS DONATIONS IS TO PROMOTE HUMANITY, AND HELP FIGHT POVERTY ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND TO ALSO HELP YOUR BUSINESS AND PERSONAL INTEREST.

THIS DONATION REWARD WAS INAUGURATED BY THE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF ASIA, AND BEEN SUPPORTED BY IS ROYAL HIGHNESS, SHEIKH TAMIM HAMAD BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI, AMIR OF QATAR.

ON BEHALF OF THE ASIA FOUNDATION & MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF ASIA, WE SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME IN FULL, CONTACT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND ALL INFORMATION'S, SO THAT IT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE (HR) HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, AND ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT, FOR PROCESSING AND PAYMENT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

SECRETARY:MRS JAMILA AL-AMIN HUSSEIN.

ASIA FOUNDATION HUMANITY EMPOWERMENT
PROGRAM, PROMOTING HUMANITY AND FIGHTING
POVERTY ALL OVER THE WORLD.

PRESIDENT OF ASIA FOUNDATION:
DAVID D ARNOLD.

QATAR FOUNDATION FOUNDED
BY IS HIGHNESS SHEIKH HAMAD
BIN KHALIFA AL-THANI,
AMIR OF QATAR, DOHA.

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