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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "abu karmel" <abukarmel2224@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abukarmel2007@sify.com
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:22:28 +0400
Subject: Mr. Abu Al-Karmel (Assalamu alaikum)

PLEASE CLICK ON THIS SITE and read BEFORE READING MY LETTER:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/05/07/wirq07.xml

Dear Sir,

Assalamu alaikum.

I am Mr. Abu Al-Karmel, I am working in Economic Development and Foreign
Contract payment Operations Department, in the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI).

My aim of writing you is to seek for your kindness assistance to allow me
quickly transfer the sum of US$15.million dollars, into your account. It
will interest you to know how this huge sum amount of funds came about.

About two days before the United State and British, bombing began, the late
president Saddam Hussein, ordered his youngest son, Qusay, to remove the sum
of US$1.billion (£640 million) from the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) The cash
which was loaded on to three lorries.

That memorable day Qusay and a senior aide to the late president Saddam
Hussein delivered the instruction in person to the bank's governor of the
Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). And the money was removed without proper
official documentations. The money was not debited. It was just remove from
the foreign reserve vault. This illegal withdrawer created opportunity for
our staffs working in the foreign payments department. We hastingly remove
from the vault the sum of US$75.million, which we shared among ourselves
working in the department, five in number. My share was US$15.million, the
deal which was absolutely successfully, I am now seeking your help to allow
me prepare transfer document in your Name to enable me transferred the funds
into your account.

I have agreed to offer you 15% of the funds for your assistance 5% is
reserved for expenses 80% will be kept for your account for me. Note this
transaction is risk free since it is assumed; the late president Saddam
Hussein was responsible for removing the funds.

I have formalized every necessary arrangement with regards to this
transaction. What I needed now is your "TRUST" HONESTY and TRANSPERENCY".
Please I need conviction and assurance of TRUST from you. Of course, you can
see the reasons for this, is that, it involves a huge sum of money and I
have not deal with you in anyway before. If I am convinced and with your
declaration of interest in this deal, then I will tell you the procedures to
follow and with other vital information, Kindly contact me through the above
email.

For the security of this transaction, I do hereby implore you to treat and
maintain it with the absolute confidentiality and secrecy it requires to
avoid exposing our intentions, there by jeopardizing this project. Thanks
and remain blessed.

NOTE ONCE AGAIN. THIS DEAL IS 100% RISK FREE.

Looking forward to your urgent response.

ALLAH HAFIZ

Mr. Abu Al-Karmel

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