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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: "Sadiq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sadiqcjhnsadiq@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 06:37:37 -0700
Subject: Hello !!


I am Mrs.Sadiq Charles John J and the wife of the Syrian Engr Charles J
Junior , an Industrialist,a member of the Syrian business men In
council Damascus. after the death of my husband My family is under
threat of President Bashar al-Assad is resolute our support for a true
Democratic Government in Syria that is why they killed my husband.
I am in pain and feel cheated because my husband dedicated his life
for this country and stood for justice which is the reason they took
his life and left me and my children homeless.


Due to the current President Bashar al-Assad protest in the country as
you can find out In this websitehttp unsure emoticon
/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/. Many families
are running for their dear lives as soldiers are killing Civilians,
women and children. I want to bring to your notice that I have in my
possession the sum of (Eight million and five hundred thousand United
state dollars) 8,500,000 usd in my possession. This is the money my
Husband have saved for his entire life as an industrialist and he have
it stored in our house because putting money in a bank Could be a very
big risk in a country like ours.


I have secured this Money in a box and have consulted an envoy here in
Damascus who will help me in moving my box money out of Syria for safe
keeping and possible investment. This is why I am in keen need of a
reliable and trust worthy person who will receive the box, secure and
protect it till my arrival which should be soon. I have to take this
chance because, I have no other alternative but to trust somebody.

Am an orphan with no brother or sister so I can not risk my life here
to avoid an end to my family lineage. All I have is my two daughters
and they killed my Husband in the war. And my daughters deserve a
decent life since I want them to grow up in a peaceful environment.
I will relocate to your country and invest the money in Accordance
with your country law, your advice and assistance is needed. We can
work together and Achieve a better future for our families.


Note that this money is the only thing left for me and my children by
my husband and i plead with you to help us get this money so my
children can have something to leave for after they killed their dad
in the war and i promise to assist in anyway i can to make sure this
money moves out of Syria.

Beware, I have taken precautionary measures to secure the money. The
box is coded with high security gadget. You will be entitled to 30% of
the overall sum of 8.5 million dollars while 70% will be mine. I
believe this is a fair deal.



If you want to handle this deal contact me with this email address:(
) and it might also interest you to know that all
my telephone lines are been monitored and i can not be able to call
nor recieve calls.

I anticipate your positive response and on proof of your competence in
the business i will provide you with further details. We do not have
the luxury of time so kindly respond ASAP.

Best regards
Mrs. Sadiq


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