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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: "Mrs. Bibi Haje Zarifa" <zarifamrsbibihajedoa@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:20:09 -1200
Subject: Urgent From Mrs. Bibi Haje Zarifa

--
Peace be unto you.

Myself, I am Mrs. Bibi Haje Zarifa, the President and CEO of
Afghanistan development organization for Afghans, (ADOA) for Women.
Since Talibans took control of Afghanistan my life has been in Danger,
I am monitored, and we are under imminent threat from massacres and
targeted executions since the Talibans returned to power, I have been
in hiding to avoid the risk of deadly reprisals by the Talibans as I
wait for paperwork to evacuate with my family.

I plead for your help to receive and secure my luggage in your
country, I have sent out my digital safe box containing my life
savings, (Eight Million Six hundred thousand US Dollars) and some of
my very important documents through a courier express delivery company
based in CAMBODIA, for you to contact them for the delivery of the
funds to you for security reasons and for safety of the funds in your
country. Unfortunately, I cannot send the money through the bank
because the Taliban’s have taken control of all the institutions in
Afghanistan.

I hope to hear from you through email for my safety and the safety of
my family because the Talibans are tracking calls to find out our
exact location in Kabul. If you are interesting to assist me for the
delivery of my digital safe box to your country, please send me your
full names, address, and telephone number to forward to the courier
company for the delivery to you.

I look forward to hearing from you urgently.

Mrs. Bibi Haje Zarifa

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