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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: "jamaraat aziz" <jamaraataziz222@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jamaraataziz222@excite.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:02:38 -0500
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

DEAR SIR,

I AM MRS. J. 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, 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
LONDON ENGLAND, IF NOT FOR MY PERSONAL ENJOYMENT, AS I AM PRESENTLY
ENSLAVED, AT LEAST FOR MY ONLY SON, HASSAN WHO IS JUST 11 YEARS OLD . HASSAN
IS THE ONLY PRODUCT OF THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE KING AND I.

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 LONDON FOR INVESTMENT, . I WANT US TO GO INTO A PARTNERSHIP FOR
MUTUAL BENEFIT, I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I CANNOT TRUST ANY OF
MY COUNTRYMEN WITH THIS DEAL, THEY MIGHT BETRAY ME.

RESPOND AT ONCE AND I WILL BRING YOU INTO THE FULL DETAILS .I LOOK FORWARD
TO YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE 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 J FAHD BIN ABDUL AZIZ


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