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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: mrs.faisalkhadim12@freemail.lt
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:57:59 -0200
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP

FROM: MRS. FAISAL KHADIM.
ADDRESS: 26, KYIVSKA ST., VYSHNEVE,
KYIV, 08138, UKRAINE.


Dear Friend,

Please, accept my sincere greetings to you. I am Mrs. Faisal Khadim, a Kurdish
Iraqi with residence in Ukraine. I have been living in Ukraine for almost 18yrs
now due to the genocide carried against the Kurdish tribe of Iraq many years
ago. We were tortured, killed. After they have killed my husband many of us
fled the country and took refuge in different countries of the world. for more
facts about Kurdish tribe of Iraq, kindly view this website http://www.gendercide.org/case_anfal.html




Please listen to my request, I was a shareholder/owner of an oil firm here in
Ukraine known as surplus supplies limited until 2003 when I took ill and was
diagnosed to be suffering from cancer of the heart. Since then I have tried
all medical treatments but to no avail. Just three days ago, my doctors finally
confirmed to me that I have less than two months to live.

Right now, why I am contacting you as a company/individual is to seek your urgent
assistance to know more about investment possibilities in your company or country.
I have my life saving of usd$29.3m with a deposit bank that I want you to receive
for investment in your country. My reason is because my husband is late and
I have no other relative other than two young children that I will also like
you to assist in bringing up and making sure they have a good education if I
did not
make it. This amount usd$29.3m was made from my oil business during my active
business years with the above firm and this is all I have for now.

I intended giving to you 25% of this sum if you as an individual or company
accepts to take this humble task. I have all the necessary details to give to
you about the deposit of this sum of money and the bank the funds is presently.

The remaining 75% will be given to my children when they are through with schooling.


I have more details for you but that will be after I hear from you about your
humble acceptance of carrying this task and investment plans of mine.

Please contact me immediately through my private email address at: fk.56@mail.ru



I Waiting for your immediate reply

Thanks and remand blessed.

Kind regards
MRS. FAISAL KHADIM
--
http://www.freemail.lt/

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