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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: Sada Aida Adams <sadaaida@eclipso.email>
Reply-To: sadaaida@fn.de
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:37:18 -0500
Subject: Refugee Need your urgent help

Dear Friend

It`s my pleasure for writing you this letter, hope you are fine? I want
to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am Sada
Aida Adams refugee from Syria,The Daughter of a late Abdul Amal Adams
of Syria who was an Oil and Gas Merchant.I came to know you in the
course of my search for a reliable and God fearing partner and I decide
to
contact you because I believe you are a reputable person and I felt you
can help us over this confidential matter.

I count on your integrity and honesty to be able to handle this
business. I have a consignment that contain $20million U.S DOLLARS
which is already in United State of America.

The consignment is right now in United State of America, my Late father
business partner Mr Mcdavis Will, who was suppose to receive this
consignment was asking for 70% which I did not agree on for any
reason,that is why i have to stop the delivery to him immediately.I am
ready to give you 40% from the total money because that was the initial
agreement we had with my late father partner, Mr Mcdavis Will before
he later change his mind because of his greed which is the reason i had
to stop the delivery to him.

The director of the shipping/security company just inform me yesterday
that if i can not provide a new business partner within this period of
time, that the consignment will be return back to Europe, so i need you
to stand as my family trustee to receive the consignment and invest the
fund in any lucrative business in your country. If you are willing to
help me receive this consignment, all you just have to do is to contact
the shipping/security company so that they can give you instruction to
their agent holding the consignment.

Contact me on my personal email for more details if you are interested
in this transaction

sadaaida@fn.de


Regards,
Sada Aida Adams

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