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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: mrs_alimant@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 17:05:31 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DEAR?=

Dear,


I am using this media to seek for your assist, by droping this confidential
information to you for immediate and urgent attension to enable us safe
guard these fund that is about to be frozen.


I hope you will give hear to my voice and respond to my immediate need so
as to quickly expedite all the necessary action to be able to mobilize the
Assests & Consignment including all other Valuable treasures in my possession.

Just to briefly introduce myself I'm the first cousin, Mrs Alimant
Yvonne Atayalah to her Excellence Princess Suha Arafat the wife of the former
late Palestine lader.

With much confusion cumulating among the Cabinets regarding the Financial
scandals and the Scattered investments belonging to their
leader, most of the business are registered to his wife's name.


The Financial Secretary to the PLO have embarked on a serious investigations
to track all the possible Asset belonging to their leader should be recall
or frozen and pontificated.

My cousin has instructed me to solicit for a reliable and trust-worthy with
a Clean background investor who is willing to accept the transfer of the
beneficiary of the consignment Estimated worth of $40.5 Million United States
Dollars (FORTY MILLION AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS)

With the limited time frame all necessary documentation to transfer the
beneficiary of the consignment are valid in my possession so I'm seeking
for your Assistance with the help of my Lawyer Mr Robert Kahn to come together
to workout all necessary modalities to procure the deal.

The procurement of the consignment will be stimulated by the Lawyer in acrquiring
all Legal documents protecting the interest of all the parties involved.

I will honestly (GLADLY) reward you with 30% compesation of the above amount,
For your time and energy invested. While 5% will be for miscellaneous expenses
incurred by you and the remaining will be transferred to the new Account
you have open or developing of an Estate which is our vision, while awaiting
for my arrival in you city (COUNTRY ).

Please for further corresponding kindly contact our lawyer whom will handle
most of the affairs.

MR ROBERT KAHN:
______________________________________
E-mail:. robertkahn47@legislator.com


I hope to hear from you very soon and God Bless.

YOURS TRULY,

ALIMANT Y ATAYALAH.





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