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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: Shareef Reyansh <shareefreyansh@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 07:42:39 +0000
Subject: From Mr Shareef Reyansh


Dear Sir,
Good day,i am Mr Shareef Reyansh from Aleppo Syria.i am writing you from London United Kingdom where I have been taking refuge after the brutal war and murder of my parents by the rebels during the renewed fighting in our country.

Because of the war my late Father sold all his company and took me to UK England where he do Golds business and he deposited this amount(US$9,150,000.00 Million US Dollar)in the bank here in UK England and i have visited the Bank and provide all the document which my Late father use deposit the money.the bank management told me that i should provide the foreign partner who will stand on my behalf this is the agreement bank with my Late father do when he deposit the fund with the bank.

Please, I got your profile from this site help me enable the bank transfer this money to your account for investment?so i can also relocate to your country to further my study and you will help me invest this money in any lucrative business over there in your country.

I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum for your help. Please, Kindly contact me on more details

please you should promise me that you will not betrayed me when you receive all this in your country because i don't have any family again this the only hope of my life.

Contact me through this email address:

Best Regards

Mr Shareef Reyansh





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