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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: "Dr.Amin Haddad" <mr_aminhaddad@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aminhaddadonline@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:05:13 -0700
Subject: Investment Proposal

My sincere apologies for contacting you via e-mail to acquaint you with a financial transaction that could be rewarding for both of us, I am contacting you for guidance and assistance to enable me secure a profitable investment in your country. I am Dr. Amin Haddad of Palestine and I served as the Personal Assistant to Late Yesser Arafat. Permit me Sir that this is my first letter to you and since we have not met or known each other before, this letter should not come as a surprise to you. I have watched closely the investment. Climate of your country in respect of small and medium scale industries and wish to enter into joint partnership agreement with you to invest this money in any viable venture in your company. Before the death of Yesser Arafat, I was given the sum of $500(Five Hundred Million Dollars) to lobby the delegates of EU (EUROPEAN UNION) member heads of state to enable him stay in power for more years as the Leader of PLO. Delegatio!
ns of some countries received the money while some rejected it due to the interest, pressure and intervention of the American Government to ensure that Yesser Arafat vacated office. I am now in possession of $260.5(Two Hundred Sixty Million, And Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) balance not spent, which I want to invest abroad. This fund was deposited in a Security & Vault Company in European Country, for safe custody because none of the banks in Palestine would have accepted the money without raising eyebrows on me. Simply because of my appointment in the president's ruling cabinet. After waiting for Yesser Arafat on what to do with this balance not spent, I did not hear from him till the time of his death, probably thinking that I spent all the money given to me. Now, I have gotten approvals from the Security & Vault Company for the collection of this money and looking for a foreign investor/partner who will go down to Euro to go and col!
lect this Fund. I am now in exile and my asylum conditions restricte
d me from traveling abroad without written permission from my host country. It is due these reasons that I have decided to write and beg you for assistance for the smooth transfer of this fund abroad and also help me safe-guide this money very prudently for investment in any field of your choice. I have set aside thirty per cent 25% of this money for your assistance and five per cent for taxes in your Country and other expenses. Please make suggestions, as your opinion is highly required and forward your replies through the E-mail address: {aminhaddadonline@yahoo.co.uk}Kindly give me your phone & fax numbers as well travel plan to Euro Country to go and collect this Fund. I promise that everything in respect of this transaction will be handled secretly and confidentially.
You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter. Looking forward to hear from you. Thanking you for your kind assistance. Best Regard:
Mr. Amin Haddad



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