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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: "Michael Anderson" <michanders11@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:43:48 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSITION

From: Mr. Michael Anderson
Tel: +27-83-9509909
Fax: +27-11-5076239
E-mail: michandersons@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir,

I am a Staff of “Cell C Communication South Africa”. The Late Prime Minister
Mr. Rafik Hariri, had a huge investment here in South African and all over
the world, as a matter of fact he has the sum of $15M (Fifteen Million
United States Dollars) cash with a Local Bank here in South Africa, which he
deposited as family valuables. I came to know about this money after his
death during my discussion with his Financial Adviser here in South Africa
at one of our meetings with him in regards to Mr. Rafik Hariri’s share in
our company (Cell C. Communication)

The family do not know about this deposit except his Financial Adviser who
represented him here in South Africa, and have asked me to find someone who
is trust worthy whose account will be used to move the fund overseas. If you
are interested to assist in this business please contact me immediately by
e-mail or through telephone/fax so that I will give you details on how we
should execute the business.

Profile of the Late Prime Minister of Lebanon:

Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri (November 1, 1944 - February 14, 2005), married to
Nazek Audi Hariri, was a Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon,
and was former Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992-1998 and 2000-2004) before
his last resignation from office on October 20, 2004. The late Rafik Hariri
died on February 14, 2005 when explosives equivalent to about 300 kg of C4
were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel in the
Lebanese capital, for more information please log on to
(http://www.hariri.info)

Best Regards,


Mr. Michael Anderson.

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