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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.Abdulla Al khouri <abdulla_khouri410@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: abdullakhouri3333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:53:31 -0500 (EST)
Subject: I Need your support and co-operation to carry out this business opportunity in my department,

Attention: Sir: Madam,



With due respect and regards the manager in charge of auditing and accounting unit foreign remittance
department of bank here.I sourced your email from a human resource profile in the chamber; my name is Mr. Abdulla Khouri. An account officer to late Mr. Ernest Thompson from America who is an oil merchant Agent here , a well-known Philanthropist before he died. He made a Will stating that $15.5M (Fifteen million, five hundred thousand U.S. dollars only) should be given to a citizen of our choice overseas. I have made a random draw and your e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this Will.


I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank because they have issued a notice instructing me been the account officer to produce the beneficiary of this Will within two weeks or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here. It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of my late client Mr. Ernest Thompson since he is no more alive, both wife Thelma Thompson, and daughter Sheryl Thompson. For more information on how he died, please visit this website:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7194086.stm

If you are interested, you are required to contact me immediately to start the documentation process with the help of a Bank legal practitioner who will introduce you to the bank as next of kin of Mr.Ernest Thompson. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit, please act fast.I will like you to provide me with the following details .


1) Your direct mobile/fax number.
(2) Your name and country resident address.
(3) Your private E-mail box.
(4) Your profession and position, any for of identity like passport or driving license for my proper identification.

Then I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this transaction
Without any delay.



Mr. Abdulla Khouri

Manager Internal Audit/-Foreign Remittance


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