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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: "nzhariri@terra.es" <nzhariri@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 01:16:54 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: HELLO



From the Desk of: Mrs. Nazek Audi Hariri
Hariri Palatial Compd.
Hamra Area, Koraitem District,
Beirut, Lebanon
E-mail: nzhariri@gawab.com
Date: October 6, 2006

Good day, I am Mrs. Nazek Audi Hariri, wife of the late Mr. Rafik Baha al-din Hariri a very successful businessman and proficient politician in Lebanon who was assassinated in the massive explosion that rocked central Beirut's fashionable seafront district, on his way back from Lebanon parliament on 14th February 2005.

I am contacting you with the hope that you will be of great assistance to me; I currently have within my reach the sum of 46million USD, which I intended to use for investment purpose outside Lebanon. This money was generated from cash payments from his business associates. Though I knew my late husband was politician and the money was reserved for election campaign.

we have decided to have this fund invested immediately in commercial and residential properties in abroad as well as profitable ventures, now that the US Govt. has ordered Syria Govt. to leave and not to intervene in any Lebanon affair and we don’t know what is going to happen, hence we sincerely propose to you to render us your most needed assistance in this regard. If you agree to render us your assistance, your role in this project will be to act on my behalf as a trustee to receive the safety deposit containing the funds from the Security firm. Though I believe this transaction should be based on mutuality, a family associate, who is a diplomat, will protect my family’s interest, and I have informed him that I am locating one of my husband’s business associates (you) to handle the funds and pending till the crisis in Lebanon will die down, the part of services the diplomat is required to render is to assist you in claiming the consignments from the terminal of the security company and to set up a transit domiciliary bank account in your. The purpose of the account is to enable you deposit the funds for further transfer into your nominated bank

Bearing in mind that you may assist me, I have decided to offer you 20% of the total sum as your investment fees. I will forward your contact to the diplomat who will be representing us, and also give you his contact for both of you to communicate and proceed with the transaction. He will be working with you for a mutual conclusion of the process and I look forward to a long lasting business relationship with you. Please all your correspondence should be forwarded to the diplomat who reside in London-United Kingdom,

Mr. Robert Windholz,
London, England
Email: rwindholz@lawyer.com, rwindholz@gawab.com

This transaction demands utmost confidentiality, to avoid jeopardizing the family’s position.

With warm regards,

MRS. NAZEK AUDI HARIRI





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