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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: "DR HABIB GHAZI" <dr.habib_ghazi_007@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:08:17 -0700
Subject: Greetings from Dr.Habib Ghazi


Dear Sir / Ceo ,
(CONFIDENTIAL)
I can't imagine how you will feel receiving a sudden business letter from a
remote country in far away Benin Republic west africa and probably from some
one you have not closely related with. but all the same, i belive we do not
need to be of blood relatives before we can establish cordial/Business
relationship. having said this, i think it is very important at this
juncture to introduce myself to you.

I am Dr.Habib Ghazi Senior Accountant & the Auditor General Manager of BANK
OF AFRICA, of the Federal Republic of Benin. I work with BANK OF AFRICA in
Cotonou Benin Rep. It is my wish to solicite your assistance in a business
opportunity that will be benefited for you and I.

During our investigation and Auditing in my Bank, in my department I came
across an abandoned sum of money ( Twenty Ffive Million One Hundred Thousand
US Dollars) In an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer late
MRS.F. A Shafiq , a citizen of Lebanon who died along with her entire
family.

I wish to know if we can work together. I would like you to stand as her
Next of Kin to a Fixed Deposit of US$25.1M which she made to our Bank. She
died and left nobody behind as her Next of Kin.

Please get back to me through my private email address below , If you are
interested to know much about this transaction : dr.habibghazi_1@hotmail.com


Dr.Habib Ghazi.

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