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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.Nazek Hariri" <mrs.nazek_hariri1010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.nazek_hariri101@Safe-mail.net
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:27:35 +0300
Subject: MRS. NAZEK AUDI HARIRI

Mrs.Nazek Audi Hariri,

Attn:

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 Israeli Government had bombing all the Airports, Roads including
infrastructures 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
Attorney, 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 for investment purpose

Bearing in mind that you may assist me, I have decided to offer you some
percentage of the total sum for your assistance. I will forward your contact
to my family Attorney 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 this email address
mrs.nazek_hariri101@Safe-mail.net to enable me forward it to my personal
Attorney who reside in United Kingdom and he is in the position to direct on
how to proceed with the transaction.

This transaction demands utmost confidentiality, to avoid jeopardizing the
family's position and 100% risk free.

With warm regards,

MRS. NAZEK AUDI HARIRI

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