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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: mona khalil <mona.khalil.3@hotmail.fr>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:15:21 +0000
Subject: Greetings



Dearest one,I am writing you this letter with caurage and fear within me. I am Mona Khalil, I am of Algerian nationality and I live in Iraq. I am a young woman of 22 yrs old.I want someone with a big heart ready to take decisions for me and him. I have lived in this country for a very long time, I was working with Madam Aquila Al-Hashimi. I was charged with the the running of her residence in the west of Baghdad and i am responsible also for all her financial transactions. I was just a sort of errand person to her and i was aware of all her transactions and dealings.Doctor Aquila Al-Hashimi was an adviser to the ex-president of Iraq Sadam Hussien on petroleum and Agriculture.She was also one of the pricipal political activitist in the security council of the regime of Sadam Hussien, She was supposed to be nominated as the ambassador of Iraq to the United nations when she was attacked by unknown gun men in her residence. She received gunshots from the attack which led to her death five days after in the hospital.When she was about giving up the ghost, she informed me of the sum of $14.000.000 which she deposited with a bank somewhere in West Africa, precisely Cote D'Ivoire. And the documents that proves this deposit was in her wardrope in the room, Then she advised me to deliver this document to her relation to claim the money since she had no child of her own as she was dying on the 23 december 2004.When i arrived the house i noticed that the deposit certificate of this money does not contain any name of somebody as the beneficiary.It was indicated that the money be transferred to the foreign partner via banking transfer. And i felt that it is by the grace of Allah that i got an occasion to leave Iraq and i decided to keep this document within me.I therefore contacted the bank to verify the existence of this money and they confirmed this to me but it was deposited for onward transfer to the foreign associate.As a result of this event, the family of my late boss held me on suveillance to know where i have directed this fund. And since i cannot retrieve this money myself and coupled with the intent spies on me, I am soliciting your asistance to contact the bank and apply for the transfer of this money to your account.I have the deposit certificate and i am ready to send to you this document in line with the contact of the bank so that you might contact them and apply for the transfer of the money.You will apply as the foreign associate to my late boss and when you have received this money, you will then arrange for my arrival into your country to have my part of this money and as well establish another life for myself.You should understand that this transaction should be kept within us as secret, because if the family of my late boss happens to know this, they will definetely kill me. My telephone and my movements are been monitored so i decided to keep off from this meduim of contacts now. They always keep some one to always spy me, where i am going and what i am doing.Therefore this transaction needs ultimate carefulnees and safety on my side. You have no problem with the bank, all you need is to contact the bank and present the documents.For your percentage, i have set aside, 40% of the total sum as your percentage and 60% will be for me. Should this deal interest you please do write me quickly to enable me give you the contact of the bank and the deposit slip so that you will contact them.Thanks and Almighty and Merciful Allah Be with you.Sincerely YoursMona Khalil
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