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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: Abbas Shakir <abbasshakira3@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:42:14 -0400
Subject: Assist me quickly



Attention Please, My name is Abbas A.Shakir Alnaji, citizen of Iraq, I was born in the city of Baghdad in 1962. I would like to intimate you with a certain fact that I believe would be of interest to you. Late President Saddam Hussein was my family friend, the principal sponsor of suicide bombing in Iraq. Late President Saddam Hussein secretly gave me $21m for the mobilization of militant suicide bombers and purchase of ammunition for distability of the American implementations and democracy in Iraq, he considered it as the only option and alternative he had to escape the allegations and charges placed and filed against him by the government of Iraq. The final judgment which was passed by the Chief Judge Mr Aref Shahin Iraqi's High Court of Appeal and Saddam Hussein finally sentenced by hanging as Iraq look forward to a new dispensation and democractic stability rule. Due to the confidence and trust Saddam Hussein had in me as a trusted family friend like it used to be when I was committed to his family. He trusted me, the trust which resulted into Saddam's decision to entrust to my care $21m without much doubts. He gave me the above mentioned total sum of money without bothering for any legal agreement since there was a great trust and confident between my family and his family. Perhaps, I had negotiated a similar deal on behalf of him in the past when he adjured me to meet with the Chief Judge. Mr Rizgar Mohammed Amin, that was first assigned for his trails to drop the law suit and resign so that his trails would not be a success because of his inability to defend the accusation filed against him. This was the first operation I carried out for Saddam's family by paying the Chief Judge to resign. However, we were able to bribed the assigned judge Mr Rizgar Mohammed Amin with $35m using Saddam's money to execute the agreement between the Judge and Saddam's family, also having me as his representative to achieving all that was needed for the judge to resign. I actually made the negotiation between the both parties since Saddam could not appear personally and the payment of $35m was immediately released to the judge by me because Saddam's family in Jordan had already given me the required sum for the deal. Afterwards, the judge resigned without hesitations. I realized the risk and implications working for Saddam and his family to achieving his evil conducts. Then, I withdrew from assisting Saddam's family to further carring out their plans, the family of Saddam Hussein that is currently seeking asylum in Amman Jordan. However, I never intended to betray Saddam and his family but I had to consider the risk involved carrying out evil act for him. This actually made me scared and afraid to continue assisting Saddam, so I deviated from helping him from carrying out his evil plans that was both against the government and the people of Iraq. I personally divert the $21m given to me by Late Saddam Hussein as payment for suicide bombing and purchase of ammunition to a foreign country where I safely deposited the funds. Apparently, I now solicit for your aid and assistance to redeem the said money from the foreign country to our private bank accounts. I want you and I to firmly work together as a team so that we can both redeem the money from where I made the deposit. As a matter of fact, I am willing and ready to liaise with you towards a possible redemption of the money once I receive your affirmative comply of this confidential notice. Note that, my family and I are presently under asylum in a foreign country for security purposes pending on when you will claim the money, I would authorize you as the sole beneficiary of funds that is: I will simply nominate you as the sole beneficiary and have them released the deposit to you. Afterwards, we can then come together to establish and invest in a profitable business in your country. My proposal, I am prepared to place you as the sole beneficiary in a position to instruct the finance company to release the deposit to you as my closest and trusted associate. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you as follows; 40% for you, 5% to be set aside to incure any expenses and the remaining 50% for myself. We shall share the proceeds 40/55. Note that everything here is risk free and there is no trace or record of how I have acquired this money. So you do not need to be afraid in any way because Saddam Hussein has been confirmed death and the family is afraid of further implications, he was hanged by the Iraqi's authorities and remember also that nobody knows nothing about these funds except the two of us. I await your quick response. Respectfully, Abbas A.Shakir Alnaji.
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