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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: "urman haliber" <urmanhaliber8@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:57:24 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved!!

Dear Beloved!!
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday.
My name is Urman HaliberI!! a merchant of OMANI NATIONALITY but presently
residing in Britain.
I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .

It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now
I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
anyone(not even myself)but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never
generous, I was always hostile to people and only
focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I
regret all this as I now know
that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money
in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to t his world I would
live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has
called
me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate
and extended family
members as well as a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to
give alms to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on
earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the
Oman,
Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot
do this myself
anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria
and
Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not
trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
eighteen million dollars
18,000,000,00 that I have with a finance/Security Company abroad. I will
want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatche it to charity
organizations.please gret back to me with my private email ;;
urmanghulam002@yahoo.es
I have set aside 20% for you and for your time.

God bless you and your family.

Urman Haliber.

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