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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: "nadinetarabi20 Gazeta.pl" <nadinetarabi20@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:54:21 +0000
Subject: From Miss Nadine Tarabi


From Miss Nadine Tarabi
West Africa
nadine_tarabi@yahoo.com.cn

*I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE*
Greetings!!
Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you. Iam composing
this mail with my eyes full of tears, hoping and praying that as the good
Lord has directed me to you, that my difficulties are over. I believe you
are a respected person, hence I decided to contact you for this vital
business. I am Miss Nadine Tarabi from Ivoiry Coast, in Africa, i am a young
girl and i lost my parents some time ago. I inherited an important sum of
money from my late father. Mr.Joseph Tarabi, who was a prominent gold
and diamond dealer in my country, he died in the recent crisis here in Cote
d'Ivoire as planned by his enemies who are greedy over his wealth. And my
mother died when I was a little child while am the only child.

I wish to request your assistance in investing this money in lucrative
venture under your directives and guardiance in your country as my father
suggested investment on Real estate, Shares, or Hotel business; before his
untimely death.

I want you to assist me for the transfer of this sum of (USD$10.000,000.00)
into your account in your country. my late acquired the money from his gold
and diamond business here in our country before he was killed by his
enemies. The money is deposited in a fixed account in a bank in my country.
I need you to stand for me in the bank to receive the money into your
account hence; I will give you the contact of the bank where the money is
being deposited for you to contact them on my behalf and discuss with them
for this transfer since I do not know much about bank /financial issues. I
will come over there to stay and further my studies after the money is
transferred into your choice nominated account, while you shall invest the
money into profitable investments in your area.

I will gladly give you 30% of the total sum for your assistance for the
transfer while I pray that you do not betray me at last. Please contact me
immediately for more detail so that we can go into the transaction with the
bank as i will furnish you with necessary information and the bank detail.
Awaiting your reply urgent. Thanks,

Yours Faithful,
Nadine Tarabi

Please forward reply to nadine_tarabi@yahoo.com.cn

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