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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!

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Fraud email example:

From: <mrsharriri@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: mrsharriri2@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:27:09 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS NEWS (HARIRI ORGANIZATION)


Dear Friend,

I am Mrs.Nazek H. Z. Hariri, wife of the late Prime Minister of Lebanon, Mr. Rafiq Hariri, who was assassinated on 14 February 2005, along with 20 Others, near the St. George Hotel in Beirut.

In the wake of his assassination on 14 February 2005, the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan dispatched a fact-finding mission To investigate the killing. Arriving in Beirut on 25 February, the mission Interviewed Lebanese officials and politicians, from both the Government and opposition, studied the Lebanese investigation and legal Proceedings examined the crime scene and collected evidence. It also Interviewed some Witnesses.

The report emphasizes that it is impossible to identify the culprit Until the perpetrators have been brought to justice, but blames the Syrian government, which it charges with exerting influence that goes beyond the reasonable exercise of cooperative or neighborly relations, with Primary responsibility for the political tension that preceded the Assassination, by its (interference) with the details of governance in Lebanon in a heavy-handed and inflexible manner.

Since the perpetrators of these evil act has not been brought to Justice, l have the feelings that l am not also save here in Beirut.I intend leaving for Europe or the United States.During my husband's regime as the Prime Minister of Lebanon, He realized some reasonable amount of money from various deals that I successfully executed. The money was deposited by my husband in my Name, Mrs.Nazek H. Z. Hariri,in a Finance firm in Europe. I have plans to invest this money outside Lebanon, I am contacting you because am looking for a trusted and reliable Person that will represent me in Europe to claim the money on mybehalf.

I have sent a notification letter to the finance institution,that the funds will be collected by the family foreign business partner.Why l need a foreign partner is that, as an Arab woman, the tradition forbids me to run any business with my son (Saadeddine).Since he was Not aware of the money from the very first beginning.

SEE LINKS FOR DETAILS:
http://www.cedarland.org/haririass.html
http://www.ain-al-yaqeen.com/issues/20050225/feat4en.htm
http://english.daralhayat.com/Spec/02-2006/Article-20060215-6e660707-c0a8-10ed-0118-a770edfc15a0/story.html
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Swiss-to-help-find-Hariri-killers/2005/02/17/1108609345039.html
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~langston/Pix/Lebanon-Pix/downtown-beirut/tn/hariri-grave.jpg.html
http://www.zeitenschrift.net/news/sne-28205-hariri.ihtml


When I receive your positive response I will then give you details to the Finance firm, and the amount involved.
Best regards and God bless,

Mrs.Nazek H. Z. Hariri.
Email me via my personal email address:mrsharriri2@hotmail.com




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