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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: prince adam <princeadam45@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <princeadamunion@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:29:48 +0000
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME



ANDALUCIA & ASSOCIATES (SOLICITORS & NOTARY PUBLIC) GRAN VIA (28940) MADRID SPAINLETTER OF URGENT BUSSINESS PROPOSAL & COOPERATION.
Dear Friend,
I am Barrister Prince Adam the attorney to Mrs Suha Arafat the wife of Yasser Arafat the Palestinian leader who died in Paris. Since his death my clients Mrs Arafat have been subjected to physical and psychological torture by the present leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the new Prime Minister. As a widow she is so traumatized she has lost confidence with everybody in her country at the moment. You must have heard over the media reports and the Internet on the discovery of some funds in her husband secret bank account and companies and the allegations of some huge sums of money deposited by her husband in her name of which she have refuses to disclose or give up to the corrupt Palestine Government. And they are not relenting on their effort to confiscate the money and make her poor for life as you know the Moslem community has no regards for woman hence her desire for a foreign assistance. She has in her possession documents for the deposited of the sum of 20 million dollars with a security firm abroad in her name. It is on this note that she have asked me to look for a very good trustworthy and God fearing person to help her receive this fund into his or her account while she come to join the person and start a new life all over. I am based in spain right now. I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into your bank account for safe keeping and any Investment opportunity; this arrangement is known to you me and my client Mrs Arafat. In view of the above if you are willing to assist for our mutual benefits we will have to negotiate on your percentage share of the $20million that will be kept in your position for a while and invested in your name for her trust pending when her daughter Zahwa will come off age and take full responsibility of her family estate/inheritance. If you are interested to help complete this transaction then let me hear from you on time because of the urgency of the situation.You are to reach me on my contact information stated below giving your full names and your direct telephone numbers for me to contact you for us to proceed immediately. Please expedite action is needed. Regards.Barr Prince Adam (esq.)Managing Partner (Andalucia & Associates)Tel: +34 663 74 31 89Fax: +34 912 72 51 08Email:princeadamunion@yahoo.es




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