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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: "Dr. Janini Yusouf" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dongzhao542@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:58:54 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS AND HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY

Greetings Sir / Madam,

How are you and your family today, I pray you're all safe and good? Actually, I got your contact details in my search for a reputable person to accept my proposal which is a bit detailed, that is why I first seek your permission before emailing my proposal. My name is Janini Yusouf, I'm a Medical Doctor from Al Daraa in Syria. I'm contacting you in great confidence hoping that you are a very reliable and trustworthy person, and therefore would be helpful to me towards my desire to relocate and invest in your country.

I sincerely want to trust you. I will be relocating to your country after the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the ongoing civil war in my country Syria which has already caused me so much pain after the death of my husband and my son. My late husband (Adnan Yusouf) was a successful Industrialist, and was privately dealing in oil and gold business before his untimely death.

And as expected, he left behind the sum of 6.700,000 Euros which I want to send to your country for proper investment, since the civil war and the economic sanctions has made it almost impossible to make any successful investment here in Syria. The ongoing war in Syria has frustrated and changed my future, and if we come to a concrete agreement, I will send the money to you for safe keeping till I make my way and come to meet you in your country very soon.

I believe I can trust you because I am doing this on trust, and I would like you to put aside any act of greed or the thought of betrayal because we have a lot to gain in this business relationship. I will give you 10% of the total money (6.7 million euros) as commission, I hope I'm fair with the offer? I have to take this chance because I have no other alternative but to trust somebody. I'm an orphan with no brother or sister, so I cannot risk my life here in Syria to avoid an end to my family lineage.

Please if you are interested in helping me in this transaction, I will give you the complete details you need for us to carry out this transaction successfully. I just need your acceptance and all is done because I have a 100% authentic means of sending the money to you in your country through diplomatic delivery service. OR through bank transfer to your bank account, depending on your choice.

Please, help me and my daughter to start a new life in your country, and we would owe you our life if you help us.
I wait for your fast response, so I can give you further details upon hearing from you.


My sincerest regards,


Dr. Janini Yusouf.

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