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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: "Mr. Hesham E. Abu Arafaht" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: heshamabuarafah2023@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 09:31:38 -0700
Subject: With Due Respect, Greetings,


Greetings, I am Hesham E. Abu Arafah, a financial broker based in London Un=
ited Kingdom and am contacting you on the instruction of my client: Mrs. El=
ena Aleksandrovna Georgieva from Russia. My client is among five (5) indivi=
duals that stand to lose their investment in Europe because of the recent s=
anction by the European union due to the Russian government's attack on Ukr=
aine. We urgently need a serious and reliable investor that can receive USD=
$50M to USD$500M urgently. Get back to me if you are interested as my clien=
t is ready to offer you 30% to be shared between you our insider =96 bank o=
fficer assisting us, then MOU agreement will be send to you for signing. I =
hope to hear from you soon as you decide and provide me with your mobile /W=
hatsApp: Line for discussion. Best Regards, Mr. Hesham E. Abu Arafah.

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