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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: infosanit <infosanit01@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:24:06 -0500
Subject: TRUST


Good Day,

I would like to request your assistance in a business transaction of mutual benefit, I am a Norwegian working for The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and our committee is in charge of contracts awards and payment for all contractors who executes contracts in the rebuilding of Iraq.

We are currently in London with our attorneys for the payment of some contractors who executed contracts in Iraq, for more about our operations log onto

http://www.rebuild-iraq-expo.com/

There was an over draft contract we just discovered for 30Million GBP and with our influence in this panel we can successfully present you/or your company to claim the above funds.

We have agreed to share the money thus: a

1. 20% You.
2. 60% for us (the officials) and
3.10% to be disbursed to Charity and the recently affected Tsunami and Hurricane Victims.
4. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses.

Please note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to commence the transfer latest seven (7) banking days from the date of the receipt of this by sending email: infosanit01@yahoo.ca of your Full name/ company's name if any, Tel. & Fax Nos.The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job description respectively. This way, we will use your company's name to re-apply for payment and re-award the contract in your company's name.

We are looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit your confidentiality in this transaction. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using the above email address, then I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when I have heard from you.

Yours faithfully,
Sir Sanit John.

N.B
Definitely, a transaction of this magnetite needs funds to execute and make it a reality but do not be alarmed, you are not going to spend any fund of yours caused before i contacted you, I have already made an arrangement with an investor in Canada, who is going to assist us with the funds needed for us to complete the transaction.

If you are interested, immediately, give me your telephone/fax number and contact address for me to give to the investor to contact you and send the funds needed for us to complete the transaction.

___________________________________________________________________________
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