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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: Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim AL-Azzawi <maryjonesxx@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 06:51:36 -0700
Subject: Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim AL-Azzawi


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Sir,
I am Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim AL-Azzawi,Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Finance
Minister. Recently, I mandated the chief Auditor, Muhama Hamza Zuba
YDI,(Retired),foreign exchange department of the Federal Ministry of
Finance, Baghdad headquarters to carry out intensive auditing in the
ministry.

During his recent auditing , he discovered an account opened in this
department in the year, 2004 and since 2006, no one operated on the account.
When we verified the related files, we discovered the owner of the Account
was Engr. Gustavo Pettit, who was an engineer with Baghadad Oil Refinery but
died in a plan clash that claimed many lives in 2005 and since then, no one
operated in the Account. The Account has no nest of kin and the officials,
staff of this Ministry are ignorance of this.

With the help of a Financial Expert, I and the Auditor have moved the total
funds into a leading Financial Security Firm in London where it is will be
transferred into your Bank Account Details since we can not make use of it
here for fear of Government seizure. The total amount is Forty five million,
seven hundred thousands United Dollars only by (US$45,700,000.00).We
therefore urge you to send down to us your Bank Account details where the
total sum will be transferred into.

kindly be aware that after successful transaction,you will be entitled for
30 % of the total amount for your efforts while 65 % will be for me and my
colleagues which we will invest in your country and the remaining 5 % will
be set aside for what ever expenses that may come up.
Do send down the following to us and as soon as you indicate your
willingness to help us to receive the money on our behalf, We will send down
to you, Certificate of Deposit and change of owner ship to you from the
Ministries concern.

Contact Mrs.Mary Jones in London.

Do supply us with all the information below:
1. FULL NAME
2. TELEPHONE, MOBILE NUMBER,
3. BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS, Empty one
4. ADDRESS.
Yours Faithfully
Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim AL-Azzawi




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