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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Nazek Audi Hariri" <nazekaudi@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:20:48 +0100
Subject: Greetings to you Hideo Itoh

From: Mrs. Nazek Audi Hariri.

Greetings to you, with warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and
I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this
contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings
in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance
and the immense benefit it will be to you. After careful consideration with
my children, we resolved to contact you for your most needed assistance in
this manner. I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this
contact is not acceptable to you, as I make this proposal to you as a person
of integrity. First and foremost I wish to introduce myself properly to you.
My name is Mrs. Nazek Audi Hariri, mother of five, my husband Mr. Rafik Baha
al-din Hariri a very successful businessman and proficient politician in
Lebanon. Though I was involved in some of my husband's business, which was
very vast and successful. My beloved husband was among those killed in the
massive explosion that rocked central Beirut's fashionable seafront
district, on his way back from Lebanon parliament on 14th February. 2005.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafiq_Hariri

When my husband died, I was contacted as next of kin by a private security
firm in Europe to come forth to claim the consignment with the Certificate
of Deposit and claim a safety deposit my husband has in their Vault in his
name. I discovered a Certificate of Deposit for the safety deposit with this
private security firm, and other documents relating to the safety deposit in
a book. The safety deposit, which is a trunk, is stocked with hard currency
(US Dollars) totaling $36,000,000 (Thirty Six Million US Dollar), which was
generated from cash payments from his business associates. Though I knew my
late husband was politician and the money was reserved for May election
campaign.

This has came as a shock to me and my children, and we have decided to have
this fund invested immediately in commercial and residential properties in
abroad as well as profitable ventures, now that the US Govt. has ordered
Syria Govt. to leave and not to intervene in any Lebanon affair and we don't
know what is going to happen, hence we sincerely propose to you to render us
your most needed assistance in this regard. If you agree to render us your
assistance, your role in this project will be to act on my behalf as a
trustee to receive the safety deposit containing the funds from the Security
firm. Though I believe this transaction should be based on mutuality, a
family associate, who is a diplomat, will protect my family's interest, and
I have informed him that I am locating one of my husband's business
associates (you) to handle the funds and pending till the crisis in Lebanon
will die down, the part of service s the diplomat is required to render is
to assist you in claiming the consignments from the terminal of the security
company and to set up a transit domiciliary account in your name in one of
the prime bank he has contacts to carry out the exercise through the back
door.

The purpose of the account is to enable you deposit the funds for further
transfer into your nominated bank For your reliable assistance, we are
offering you 25 % of the funds. I thank you in advance as we anticipate your
assistance in enabling us achieve this goal. On hearing from you, I will
forward your contact to the diplomat who will be representing us, and also
give you his contact for both of you to communicate and proceed with the
transaction. He will be working with you for a mutual conclusion of the
process and I look forward to a long lasting business relationship with you.
As you may understand, due to my husband sensitive position in the present
government, it is not safe to communicate with me via phone or fax. Please
all your correspondence should be forwarded to diplomat who resides in SPAIN
, MARDRID, Name: Mr. James Camara, I will like us to keep this way, for the
safety of this transaction. Whether or not you are interested in assisting
us.

This will enable us make alternative plans, in the event of non-interest on
your part.

With warm regards,
MRS. NAZEK AUDI HARIRI.

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