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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: alkarmel@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:47:44 +0000
Subject: Mr. Abu Al-Karmel = IRAQ

PLEASE CLICK ON THIS SITE and read BEFORE READING MY LETTER:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/07/wirq07.xml

Dear Sir,

Assalamu alaikum warahmotullahi wabarakatuh.

I am Mr. Abu Al-Karmel, I am working in Economic Development and Foreign
Contract payment Operations Department, in the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI).


My aim of writing you is to seek for your kindness assistance to allow me
quickly transfer the sum of US$15.million dollars, into your account. It
will interest you to know how this huge sum amount of funds came about.

About two days before the United State and British, bombing began, Saddam
Hussein, ordered his youngest son, Qusay, to remove the sum of US$1.billion
(£640 million) from the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) The cash which was
loaded on to three lorries.

That memorable day Qusay and a senior aide to the former president Saddam
Hussein delivered the instruction in person to the bank's governor of the
Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). And the money was removed without proper official
documentations. The money was not debited. It was just remove from the foreign
reserve vault. This illegal withdrawer created opportunity for our staffs
working in the foreign payments department. We hastingly remove from the
vault the sum of US$75.million, which we shared among ourselves working in
the department, five in number. My share was US$15.million, the deal which
was absolutely successfully, I am now seeking your help to allow me prepare
transfer document in your Name to enable me transferred the funds into your
account.

I have agreed to offer you 15% of the funds for your assistance 5% is reserved
for expenses 80% will be kept for your account for me. Note this transaction
is risk free since it is assumed; Saddam Hussein was responsible for removing
the funds.

I have formalized every necessary arrangement with regards to this transaction.
What I needed now is your "TRUST" HONESTY and TRANSPERENCY". Please I need
conviction and assurance of TRUST from you. Of course, you can see the reasons
for this, is that, it involves a huge sum of money and I have not deal with
you in anyway before. If I am convinced and with your declaration of interest
in this deal, then I will tell you the procedures to follow and with other
vital information, Kindly contact me through the above email.

For the security of this transaction, I do hereby implore you to treat and
maintain it with the absolute confidentiality and secrecy it requires to
avoid exposing our intentions, there by jeopardizing this project. Thanks
and remain blessed.

NOTE ONCE AGAIN. THIS DEAL IS 100% RISK FREE.

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL, IS VERY IMPORTANT: KARMELABU@YAHOO.COM

Looking forward to your urgent response.

ALLA HAFIZ

Mr. Abu Al-Karmel




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