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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 Fatima Fadi" <fatimafadi@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:28:31 +0700
Subject: From Mrs Fatima Fadi

From : Mrs. Fatima Fadi
Chiang Rai, Thailand


Request for assistance from Mrs. Fatima Fadi


Dear sir,

Compliment of the day, I decided to unfold our investment plan to you after going through your profile from your country trade jounal of which I was convince as to solicite for your assistance and help but before I proceed I will like to introduce myself to you for your refrence,, I am Mrs.Fatima Fadi the Wife of late Dr. Al-bahadili Fadi from Trikit in northern, Iraq, ,My late husband was the former Director General of North Oil Company Ltd ( NOC ) www.noc-iraq.com located in ( KIRKUK ) northern city of Iraq during Sadam Hussain regime before the United State invassion of Iraq,

He was captured and assasinated recently by shiite militants led by Moqtada Al-Sadr in the recent secterian killing that is going on in Iraq between Majority Shiites and Minority Sunis, Before his death he was able to confirm to us of an existence deposit of US$10,000,000.00 ( Ten Million US DOLLARS ) which he secretly deposited cash in oversea Depository and finance security vault as a consignment through a diplonatic personel in Thailand for safekeeping .

Presently I am Temporary living a political exile life here in Chiang Rai, Thailand therefor being under the protection of the United Nation High Commission on Refugee because our life in Iraq are no more gurranteed by the recent Iraq government due to daily killing of all top Suni important personalites, former government officers and their families ,Under this circumstances we have just decided to invest this fund in a profitable venture but being that we have no idea into any business before this time , Already my son Mr. Adamu Fadi have just arrived Bangkok, Thailand in respect of claiming the fund as the next of kin and we have just finalize every process with the security vault management along with the diplomatic personel on retreiving of the fund from the security vault custody but under our current status as a political refugee we are limited from handling such huge amount of cash as we can not operate a personal bank account of our own as a political refugee.

For the above reason I decided to ask for an assistance and help from you as a foreign partner to enable us reach a long term investment partnership agreement under joint venture partnership to transfer this fund to your bank account in your country for investment purpose.

1 .I will offer 20% of the total fund as a reward for your assistance toward your help in transfering the fund to your bank account in your country for investment purpose.

2. I will map out 5% of the total fund to meet up any expences made during the transaction.

3. To reach a long term investment partnership agreement to entrust the Investment in your management and control for the benefit of both parties
Kindly regard my contact to you through email as an althernative for the security of the transaction.

For further information and procedure I will be expecting your immediate reply as soon as poosble as this will give us the upportunity to conclude all further arrangement on meeting each other and transfering of the fund to your bank in your country. thanks for your co-operation and hoping to see a good family relationship with you.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Fatima Fadi,Fadi's family.







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