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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: "Bari Paul" <paulbari4@yamal.info>
Reply-To: paulbari_file@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:54:43 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT IDEALS


Attention: Sir/Madam

My name is Mr. Paul Bari, I am a South African man by birth and resident
in United Kingdom . I am a sale and account manager in a financial Consultancy
firm here in London(Salans) . My Company is mandated to source for reliable
investors in the World over to invest available funds in profitable business
ventures.

This is why I am making this urgent contact with you and your associates, some
prominent individuals in Scotland whose capital is Edinburgh here in United
Kingdom made these funds available to my firm and the available fund is in US
dollars amounting to millions, because of the heat they are now facing from the
law for the unauthorized sales of states properties,Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
II as the head of state. amid allegations of money laundering is now under
house arrest, for property development offences, including building on land
protected from development, manipulation of public tenders, and the acceptance
of bribes as well as schemes to alter the price of municipal services.

Depending on your experience and proposal you will forward to us, we will
determine a suitable amount to remit to you to kick off the business you intend
to invest in. You will manage this business without interference for a period of
three years, after which, the profit on investment will be shared after
taxation.The investment areas are not limited and may include new businesses or
injection of funds into an existing firm that, of course, is profit oriented,
bearing in mind that you are not authorized to invest in public Companies or
Government agencies.

You can incorporate a firm fully owned by you based on the laws of your Country
or invest this money in a private Company's a shareholder. You can equally
trade stock or export and import goods as may be profitable. Fresh funds may
also be invested to enlarge the business if the prospects are good.

All these are without any liability to you as this is a risk that the fund
owners are ready to take, you will be required to make urgent contact with us
to finalize arrangements on how to move the agreed funds into a fresh account
you will open with the bank where we have lodged the funds and sign related
documents that will authorize you to manage this money on our behalf. A draft
agreement will be forwarded to you to enable us fine-tune all gray areas and
ensure a smooth take off.

Please, get back to me to enable me forward more information to you all we need
is to ascertain your credibility, resourcefulness and experience.

I earnestly await your response.

Regards,

Mr. Paul Bari,
Sales and Account consultant
Salans Law Firm
London, England

*Email.paulbari_file@hotmail.com*

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