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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: MR SATI FAYEZ SULIEMAN DARAGHMEH. <citty14b@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: citty10b@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 17:50:28 +0400
Subject: VERY CONFIDENCIAL


MR SATI FAYEZ SULIEMAN DARAGHMEH
7 Bath place:EC2A 3DR,
LONDON UK.
EMAIL: citty10b@yahoo.com
VERY CONFIDENTIAL.

Dear sir / madam,

I am sorry for communicating with you through the Internet in view of
the gross abuse of the Internet email service by all kinds of persons but
across the world today but I chose to reach you through the Internet because
it still remains the fastest, surest and most reliable medium of
communication in the world at the moment.

I am MR SATI FAYEZ SULIEMAN DARAGHMEH, a citizen of jordan working in
one of the security companies in UK. I am the Auditor Of my security company in Uk. I am
contacting you based on Trust.

Please 1 wish to appeal to you to go through this website below as it
will help you to understand the subject matter of this mail:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I presume to be quite safe in dealing with you in this confidential
issue. I came across your email address when i was browsing in the Internet service of my
company.

May i inform you that this correspondence is confidential and
private, and it should be treated as such.

I wish to let you know that the Board of Directors of firm in a recent board meeting,
recommended that the funds deposited with my firm by Mr. Christian Eich, 57 from Germany which has been declared dormant for over 7 years, should be forfeited to my firm due to the non claim of the funds by Mr. Christian Eich in Line with the condition of service my company entered with Mr. Christian Eich for depositing the funds with my company.

Late, Mr. Christian Eich deposited the funds with my firm for the purpose of acquiring some choice properties in London Britain.

On the 31st of July 2000 a great tragedy happened which is the purpose
of writing you this mail.On that fateful day, An Air France concord plane { No AF4590 } crashed into the Hotelissimo.

According to the BBC NEWS REPORT of Monday, 31 July, 2000, The passengers were flying to New York to join a Caribbean cruise for a "vacation of a lifetime". Many people were travelling with their spouses, children or elderly parents, and in some cases whole
families were wiped out.

Mr. Christian Eich, 57, an engineer that owns car maker BMW's museum and who intends
to invest in real estate business in London Britain, his wife and all their two children including his wife's parents were among the victims that perished in the above
plane crash.

You can confirm this great tragedy on the website below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Late, Mr. Christian Eich deposited the sum of US$22.5.Million(Twenty Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) for the purpose of acquiring some choice properties in London Britain and he specifically entrusted the funds in my care to supervise on his behalf.

I wish to confide in you that since Mr. Christian Eich died that non
of his relations has shown up for the claim of the deposited funds although Mr. Christian Eich once told me that he was the only surviving son and man in his entire
family in Germany.

This is where I want you to come in to assist me in claiming the funds
to avoid my company from confiscating the deposited $ 22.5 million.
I want you to come in as the next of kin to Late Mr. Christian Eich, I
will arrange for an attorney that will handle all the legal processes
in your favour as the legal next of kin to late Mr. Christian Eich.

The attorney will secure all the legal papers in your favour and conclude all legal procedures
in my firm in your favour as the legal next of kin to late Mr.
Christian Eich.

I will use my position in my firm to get all internal documentations
to back up the claims.The whole Process is expected to be concluded
within 10 bank working days to get the funds successfully paid to you
Without any trace even in future.

After the successful conclusion of this transaction, we shall share
the funds 30% to you while 70% to me to ensure that every one of us is happy
after this project.

All I require from you is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this project to its logical conclusion.
I wish to assure and guarantee you that this project will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU AND I SHALL SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT
YOU AND I IN THIS PROJECT BEFORE THE FUNDS WILL BE PAID TO YOU ON MY
BEHALF BECAUSE YOU WILL RECEIVE AND KEEP THE TOTAL FUNDS BEFORE YOU AND I SHARE IT ACCORDINGLY.

I SHALL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS OF WHAT TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY TO CONCLUDE THIS PROJECT AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE THROUGH MY EMAIL ADDRESS: citty10b@yahoo.com

Thanks and GOD bless.

MR SATI FAYEZ SULIEMAN DARAGHMEH.

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