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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: farhad rahbar <farhadrrahba2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:24:12 +0100
Subject: Assalamo alaikom


Assalamo alaikom Friend,

My name is Farhad Rahbar a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been
diagnosed with Esophageal cancer It has defiled all forms of medical
treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live,according to
medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never
generous,I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as
that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know
that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money
in the world.

I believe when Allah gives me a second chance to come to this world I would
live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that Allah has
called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my
immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want
Allah to be merciful to me and accept my soul so,I have decided to give also
to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I
do on earth.

So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,
Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot
do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization
in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the
huge cash deposit of (Twenty million five hundred thousand u.s dollars) that
I have with a finance/Security Company abroad(europe). I will want you to
help me collect this consignment and dispatched it to charity organizations.
I have set aside 20% for you and for your great assitance.

Please send me your confidential telephone number and email address with
your full contact information for more private and confidential
communication and note that any delay in your reply will give me room in
searching for another person for this same purpose because you are the only
person i have contacted for now. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly.

INSHALLAH may you live long and have all good things of life.

Your Brother

Farhad Rahbar

REPLY BACK TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESSE: *Farhadrahbar@netscape.net
*

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