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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: First Lady Suzanne Mubarak <rty---56@att.net>
Reply-To: azizah_chambers@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 03:06:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: First Lady Suzanne Mubarak



Dear Sir,





It is with a heart full of hope that I write to seek your help in the context below. I am First Lady Suzanne Mubarak. The wife of the former Egyptian Head of State, President Hosni Mubarak, whom the opposition says that they don`t want his administration.







Having gotten your particulars from the family's library, I have no doubt about your capacity and goodwill to assist me in receiving into your custody (for safety) the sum of US$30M willed and deposited in my favor by the Hosni Mubarak my husband as i know that after the Removal of my husband, we shall face trial from the Egyptian Government. View the website for your perusal



http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8107408-hosni-mubarak-familys-70-billion-fortune



The money is currently kept with a Middle East Sub-Regional Finance & Security Company. As it is legally required, the administration of my husband is under the authority of the family's lawyer named ((Dr. Azizah al-Hibri,) -United States born attorney , she had an office in both London, United states of America and Europe and Africa -Nigeria .







However knew that the new Government will on assumption of office set up a panel of inquiry to probe the financial activities of my husband (former Head of State Hosni Mubarak) with a decision to freeze all his assets respectively. The investigative team has submitted their report.







Presently, some cash and assets are about to be frozen and seized. Fortunately, our families Lawyer had secretly protected the Personal will of my husband from the notice of the investigators and have strictly advised that the willed money be urgently moved into an overseas account of trusted foreign family without delay, for security reasons.







The Government had earlier placed foreign travel embargo on all our family members, and seized all known Local and International outfits of our business empire.







The situation has been so terrible that we are virtually living on the assistance of well wishers. In view of this plight, therefore, I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough to respond to this call (S.O.S) to save my children and me from a hopeless future.







I hereby agree to compensate you with 25% of the total sum for your sincere and candid effort in this regard, when the fund is finally received into your foreign bank account. The Attorney has perfected arrangements with the manners to effect complete dislodge of this money within a week of the receipt of your response through his email address;







They have equally guaranteed 100% risk free and smooth transfer. Please all contacts must be made through my Lawyer (Dr. Azizah al-Hibri,) of Azizah& Chambers via the e-mail: azizah_chambers@hotmail.com







I look forward to your quick response, may God bless you.





NOTE: The main assistant is after the money has been transferred into your account; you are going to assist us of investing the money into your country and supervise the total investment over there. For security reasons all other information will reach through my lawyer on email.







Best wishes.



First Lady Suzanne Mubarak

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