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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: STUART BAR <stuart_bar0@email.ro>
Reply-To: stuartbar_info1@email.ro
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 14:02:41 +0200
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND TO MY MAIL ASAP




DEAR PARTNER,

I WILL ASK THAT YOU READ THIS EMAIL, WITH AN OPEN MIND, I KNOW THERE IS A LOT
OF FUNNY STUFF BUZZING AROUND BUT I CAN BACK UP ALL THAT I HAVE WRITTEN WITH
VERIFIABLE PROOF.

I AM, STUART BAR , AN IT AND COMPUTING CONTRACT STAFF OF A BANK HERE IN
SCOTLAND ,UK. DURING THE COURSE OF A GENERAL AUDIT I CAME ACROSS AN ACCOUNT
OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 1995 AND SINCE 2002 THIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN IDLE.

AFTER GOING THROUGH SOME FILES I FOUND OUT THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT ,Mr
SALEEM AHMED MOHAMED WAS DEAD , HE WAS AN IRAQI AND THE MANAGER OF PETROL
CHEMICAL SERVICE HERE IN LONDON, Mr SALEEM DIED IN FALUJAH NORTHERN IRAQ IN
2003 SUPPORTING THE BARBARIC
REGIME OF SADDAM HUSSEIN .

I FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT MR SALEEM WAS A BACHELOR AND DID NOT MAKE A WILL
EVIDENTLY HE SLIPPED OUT OF THE COUNTRY ON THE PRETENSE OF GOING ON HOLIDAY
ONLY TO TAKE UP ARMS AGAINST THE COALITION .I ALSO FOUND THAT MR SALEEM DIDNOT
LEAVE NEXT OF KIN INFORMATION.
I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD OVER MY FIND, THE OPTIONS WERE SIMPLE IGNORE THE MONEY
AND THE BANK ADDS IT TO THEIR END OF YEAR PROFIT OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND
BETTER MY LIFE AND THAT OF THE PEOPLE AROUND ME .

I MADE UP MY MIND AND IT IS MY INTENTION TO HAVE THIS MONEY TRANSFERED OUT OF
SCOTLAND , I CAN EASILY FACILITATE THIS AS LONG AS IT IS A TRANSFER OUT OF
SCOTLAND. I DO HAVE FRIENDS BUT I DO NOT TRUST THEM WITH THE KIND OF MONEY WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT, £15,000,000,00, FIFTEEN MILLION POUNDS ONLY.

I AM CONTACTING YOU AND GIVING YOU FIRST CHOICE. I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY
INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT .YOU MAY ASK WHY YOU?? AND THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE ,
WHY NOT YOU. YOU ARE HARD WORKING, HONEST AND MORE IMPORTANTLY DISCREET.

WHAT I PROPOSE IS A PARTNERSHIP ON MY SIDE THEIR ARE TWO OF US, I AND THE CHIEF
ACCOUNTANT. WE WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL TRANSFER NEEDS AND COSTS FROM OUR
END.YOUR ROLE IS TO SOURCE A GOOD ACCOUNT OR OPEN ANY ACCOUNT , THE ONLY
CRITERIA IS THAT IT IS NOT IN SCOTLAND.DUE TO NEW FISCAL LAWS WE SHALL DO A
PARTIAL RELEASE OF THE FUNDS INTO THE ACCOUNT IN ORDER NOT TO RAISE SUSPICION.

IT IS YOUR CHOICE WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMITTED. WE CAN IF YOU WANT MEET UP
BUT I WILL PREFER THAT WE TALK OVER DISCREET LINES.

ALL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS WILL BE DESTROYED AND DUE TO MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE
IT PRO GRAMMES IN THE BANK, I WILL BE ABLE TO WIPE THE FILES CLEAN WITHOUT
TRACE.

I PROPOSE A THREE WAY SHARE OF FIVE MILLION POUNDS EACH, BETWEEN ME, THE
ACCOUNTANT AND YOURSELF.I WILL ADVISE THAT YOU DO NOT GO ON A WILD SPENDING
SPREE INITIALLY AS IT MAY RAISE EYEBROWS,

THE ACCOUNTANT SAYS HE CAN ARRANGE DOCUMENTS TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT
YOU WON THE FUNDS IN AN OFFSHORE LOTTERY, ALL WE WILL NEED IS YOUR LAST HOLIDAY
DESTINATION.
YOU MAY GOOGLE MY NAME IF YOU WISH HOWEVER I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I WILL
DENY ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS IF YOU CONTACT ME THROUGH ANY OTHER EMAIL BOX.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU FEEL AND IF YOU NEED FURTHER PROOF OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
LET ME KNOW.

REGARDS

STUART BAR.


















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