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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: omar_aziz@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 19:26:12 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

Assalamu Alaikum
I need a partner who will invest with me. I am mr omar aziz abdul
from the city of baghdad in Iraqi. I got your contacts through my personal
research and out of desperation. i deal on crude oil before i lost one of
my
leg by bomb blast in my country baghdad. i decided to reach you through
this medium. I have USD$250m for investment purpose. I want you to
recieve this fund on my behalf and invest on a profitable business venture
on an
agreed terms.

If you are interested please get back to me as soon as possible for
more details.Include your private telephone number in your response.

Thank you.

Allah will help us.
MR OMAR ABDUL AZIZ

please you can reach me on my email (mromaraziz_abdul@yahoo.co

URGENT REPLY Assalamu Alaikum
I need a partner who will invest with me. I am mr omar aziz abdul
from the city of baghdad in Iraqi. I got your contacts through my personal
research and out of desperation. i deal on crude oil before i lost one of
my
leg by bomb blast in my country baghdad. i decided to reach you through
this medium. I have USD$250m for investment purpose. I want you to
recieve this fund on my behalf and invest on a profitable business venture
on an
agreed terms.

If you are interested please get back to me as soon as possible for
more details.Include your private telephone number in your response.

Thank you.

Allah will help us.
MR OMAR ABDUL AZIZ

please you can reach me on my email (mromaraziz_abdul@yahoo.co



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