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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: soko_kanu@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:22:04 +0200
Subject: WE CAN MAKE IT WORK

DEAR FRIEND,
I AM MRS SOKOR FAHD BIN ABDUL AZIZ, ONE OF THE SEVERAL WIVES OF THE
LATE KING FAHD BIN ABDUL AZIZ OF SAUDI ARABIA. I PRAY THAT YOU FIND A
PLACE IN YOUR HEART TO BELIEVE MY STORY, .

I AM A WOMAN THAT HAS BEEN IN SERVITUDE ALL MY LIFE, AS I WAS BORN AND
BRED IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD WHERE WOMEN ARE RELEGATED TO THE
BACKGROUND IN THE NAME OF RELIGION.

, I WAS FORCED TO MARRY THE LATE KING FAHD AT THE TENDER AGE OF 21YEARS
IN 1992 WHICH WAS BARELY 3YEARS BEFORE THE KING WAS REDUCED TO A
STROKE ATTACK WHICH HE SUFFERED UNTIL HIS DEATH.

MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN HORRIBLE, BECAUSE AS IT IS TRADITIONAL HERE,
AT THE DEATH OF THE KING, I AUTOMATICALLY BELONG TO THE CROWN PRINCE,
ABDULLAH,
I AND ALL THAT I POSSESS AND THE SLAVERY CONTINUES FROM THERE
, BUT I HAVE RESOLVED NOT TO LET THIS BE,I HAVE ACTUALISE MY PLANS.
IN ALL THESE YEARS THAT KING FAHD HAS BEEN SICK,

I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE SOME MONEY FOR MYSELF WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED TO A TOTAL OF
SUM US$15.5MILLION , I HAVE TACTICALLY MOVED THESE FUNDS TO A
SECURED HABOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA,

IF NOT FOR MY PERSONAL ENJOYMENT,AS I AM PRESENTLY ENSLAVED, AT LEAST FOR MY ONLY SON,
HASSAN WHO IS JUST 11 YEARS OLD .
.
CONSIDERING MY SITUATION AS I HAVE TRUTHFULLY MADE KNOWN TO YOU,
I AM DESPERATELY NEEDING YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF
THE SECURITY FIRM IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR INVESTMENT, .

I WANT US TO GO INTO A PARTNERSHIP FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT,
I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RESPECT OF THIS DEAL,

YOUR RESPONSEN IS HIGHLY NEEDED AND I WILL BRING YOU INTO THE FULL DETAILS. .
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU AS I DO HAVE THE STRONG CONVICTION
THAT YOU WILL ASSIST ME.
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE I HAVE CONTACTED WITH THIS PROPOSAL.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS S FAHD BIN ABDUL AZIZ

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