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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: samira_hussein@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:52:07 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Dear=20=20Friend?=

DEAR FRIEND,

I GREET YOU IN THE NAME OF ALLAH.I COME TO YOU WITH A SINCERE HEART BELIEVING
IN ALMIGHTY ALLAH THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER MY PLIGHT, HELP ME AND ALSO BENEFIT
FROM ME.

MY NAME IS SAMIRA HUSSEIN FOURT WIFE OF FORMER IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN.BEFORE
I PROCEED PLEASE ACCEPT MY APPOLOGY FOR THE EMMBARASMENT THIS MAIL MIGHT
CAUSE YOU FOR COMING FROM A TOTAL STRANGER WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW.

I WRITE TO YOU IN GOOD FAITH.ACTUALLY I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE INTERNET.PLEASE
DO NOT FEEL BAD ABOUT IT BECOUSE I AM COMPELLED TO REACH YOU DUE TO THE
URGENT NEED TO SAFE GUARD THE MONEY IN QUESTION.ONCE AGAIN FORGIVE ME AND
COME TO MY AID.

SOME TIME AROUND APRIL 2003 AFTER THE AMERICAN FORCES HAVE INVADED IRAQ,MY
HUSBAND SADDAM HUSSEIN ENTRUSTED TO ME THE SUM OF $21M CASH (TWENTY ONE
MILLION US DOLLAR) DUE TO THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE HE HAD IN ME.

THIS MONEY WAS MEANT FOR THE UPKEEP OF OUR FAMILY. AS YOU ARE AWARE MY HUSBAND
WAS LATERTAKEN AND DETAINED BY AMERICAN FORCES IN IRAQ.THE AMOUNT OF $21M
CASH WAS DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY WHICH I WILL DISCLOSE IN SUBSEQUENT
MAIL IN A GIANT TRUCK BOX AS A DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNMENT.

I WRITE TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR THE MONEY TO BE TRANFERED TO YOUR
CUSTODY. BASED ON THE BUSSINESS TRUST THAT I HAVE ON YOU.PLEASE I KNOW THAT
MY HUSBAND HAVE COMMITED SOME CRIMES,BUT YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT I AM ONLY
A WOMAN AND HAVE LTTLE OR NOTHING TO SAY TO STOP HIM,SO DO NOT JURGE ME
ALONG SIDE HIM.

I WILL LIKE YOU TO COME FORWARD AND RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING THE
MONEY IN CASH ON OUR BEHALF FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT
BETWEEN YOU AND US.UNDERSTAND WE ARE SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE
THE PRESENT IRAQ GOVERNMENT IS SEIZING/FREEZING ANY BANK OR VALUABLE BELONGING
TO THE FORMER PRESIDENTS FAMILY AND RELATIVES.

INFACT WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGHMONEY NOW TO SUSTAIN OUR FAMILY SO, I WILL APPRECIATE
IF YOU CAN CONSIDER OUR PLIGHT AND ASSIST US.FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WE HAVE
AGREED TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WHILE THE REMAINING
75% IS FOR US.WE HOPE TO INVEST PART OF OUR SHARE IN YOUR COUNTRY ON VIABLE
AREA OF INVESTMENT AS YOU MAY ADVISE US.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED YOU WILL NEED TO VISIT THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR CLEARANCE
OF THE CONSIGNMENT.I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS CONSIGNMENT IS 100% RISK FREE.PLEASE
I INPLORE YOU TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION ABSOLUTELY SECRET AGAINST ANY NEGATIVE
EXPOSURE.I WILL LIKE YOU TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIETLY SO WE CAN PROCEED WITH
THE BUSSINESS.

YOU SHOULD PLEASE ON REPLY ENCLOSE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE
AND FAX NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE CONFIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

BEST REGARDS,
MRS SAMIRA HUSSEIN

N:B PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME THROUGH MY SECURED EMAIL
ADDRESS<samira_hussein@fastermail.com>

















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