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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: "Amiel Babara" <amiel_babara2007@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 04:03:43 +0400
Subject: Strictly Important & Comfidential

Attention:
It is my pleasure to write you after much consideration since I can not be able to see you face to face at first. Being the only wife of my husband, Mr. Conrad Black. You can read from the website below:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070719/black_hearing_070719/20070719?hub=CTVNewsAt11>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6927260.stm

He is presently on house arrest in USA. And before his arrest he told me that he deposited huge sum of money in a recognised bank in Dubai.

Though, according to my husband he deposited the money in the bank's coded suspense account. I have succeeded in locating the bank and confirmed the existence of the fund with most honest and confidentiality .Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me transfer this money out from Dubai to your account abroad so that we should invest it in any lucrative business in your country because this is my only hope in life. Your handsome reward is negotiable and I promise to compensate you greatly.

Awaiting to hear from you so that we can discuss the modalities of this transaction. If this proposal is acceptable, please kindly contact me through e-mail address : amiel_babara2007@yahoo.co.uk

There will be no telephone and fax contact for security reasons.
Thanks for your kind attention and mutual understanding .
Best Regards,
Mrs. Amiel Babara and son



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