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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: "TARIQ NAZIR." <nazirtariq1860@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12.05.31 +0100
Subject: HELP ME PLEASE MY BELOVED ONE.


Greetings: Dearest,
You may surprised to receive my letter, however, I got your contact from the Chamber
of Commerce and Trade Journal during a search for a truthful and sincere trustworthy
person to entrust a huge some of money with for security reason until I am able to
will secure my fredom to come over for a meet for the utilization of the said money.
I would also like to develop business relations with you by establishing a trust agreement where you shall hold, manage, invest and distribute all assets received from me in trust and the proceeds there from, under the terms of the trust agreement.
My name is TARIQ NAZIR, I was a Personal Assistant to the Late Congo President, LAURENT KABILA, who was assasinated on the 16th of January 2001 and my aim of writing to you is because of the need for a trusted and honest person, who I can entrust the sum of US$32,800,000 (Thirty two million, eight hundred thousand USDollars).
THE MONEY: I and the late president secured this money in a security firm ABROAD, in my name before his death. Now I can not travel out of SENEGAL, where I am on asylum, hence I am asking for your assistance to have this money in your care pending when I will secure travel documents to come over to your country.
If you accept this offer we shall share the money as follows:
For you, 20%, 10% to cover all our expenses and 70% for me.
I have all the title documents to the fund which I can transfer to you to enable you have access to it. Be assured that is risk-free and legitimate. Please advise me on your position by
e-mail:tariq_nazir11@globalum.com or nazirtariq1860@netscape.net immedaitely,
Please I await your prompt reply.

TARIQ NAZIR.


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