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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: "B.Razak Mohh" <ramedu_77@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE-INVESTMENT


RE-INVESTMENT.    
 
  BENEFICIARY

 
         This may come to you as a surprise, Please know that I am writing you with utmost confidentiality and I hope you treat this email as such. On October 15, 2003, our client Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the deputy governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also business man made a numbered Fixed Deposit for 12 Calendar months, with a value of Four Millions Five Hundred Thousand Pounds (£4.500,000.00) in a security Company in Europe Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even after the war .
Another notification was sent and still now no response came from him. We later find out that the Governor has been assassinated in Baghdad.
The websites below is a verification of the news about his death:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr//1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979.
       After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in this firm. According to the British Law, under foreign and defense affairs, at the expiration of 5 (five) years, such funds will revert to the ownership of the British Government account for financing military operations, such as purchasing of arms and ammunitions for the military.

In order to avert this negative development, I will like to seek for your permission as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah so that the fruits of this old man¢s labor will not be use for financing weapons which will further enhance the courses of war in the world in general.The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% for Expenses Incurred in the course of the transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately. On acceptance to assist us, you will be required to travel to Europe to meet with the Security Company IMF to take delivery of the Consignment in your capacity as the Beneficiary.
We will give you further details on the take over proceedure.There is no risk involved whatsoever as everything has been perfected to ensure a hitch free transaction. We shall have to sign a working agreement with you in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to protect both parties in this transaction.

Awaiting your urgent reply.
   Thanks
 
FRED HINKLEMAN
EMAIL   ramedu_55@yahoo.com



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