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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: "Hafiz Hariri" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <qurasish.qaraja@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:31:42 -0800
Subject: FWD Financial Centre


250 Clemenceau Street, BBAC s.a.l. Building,
Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2080 Lebanon
P.O. Box: 11-1536
Beirut - Lebanon

Dear beneficiary,

I am a senior manager with the treasury department of a global financial institution in Hong Kong.

I would like to discuss a highly sensitive and confidential brief with you which is involves a huge sum of money. The involved sum of money is $47 million USD. I am contacting you for the purpose of seeking your partnership in re-profiling these funds.

I will need your permission of consent before I give you further details into my business proposal.

I look forward to your response soon.

Yours faithfully,
Hafiz Hariri

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