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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 Farouk Sulemani" <farouksulemani9@aol.com>
Reply-To: farouksulemani@aol.com
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:44:04 +0800
Subject: Your kind interest!

El-Aref Law Office
Kurdistan, Sulaimanya, Ashti Street , Alaf Building
Sulaimanya
Iraq

Dear Friend,

My name is Dr. Farouk Sulemani a senior private attorney to the formal
Minister of Trade (MoT) Iraq . I am making this contact with you based on the
reliable information available to my firm courtesy of internet business index
and confirmed by our local chambers of commerce and industry.

I hereby offer you a further explanation of the deal:- Mr. Al-Sudani was the
formal Minister of Trade before the parliament's in Iraq ousted him over
alleged corruption in his department. My Client (MR. FALAH AL-SUDANI), has as
a result of trust and Confidence has mandated that I search for a Reliable
and trustworthy foreign partner, who Will help receive some funds, which was
deposited in a Security Company in Europe Totalling US$18.500,000.00
( Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into a
personal, company or any reliable foreign bank account for safe keeping for a
Short period of time, since his bank accounts Within and outside the country
have all been Frozen by the authorities. I would refer you to this Website
for further information: -http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/25/iraq-trade-
minister-resig_n_207297.html .However the above said money is presently in
the secured custody of a security company in Europe .

Now, to enable us successfully commence this transaction, I would like to
know you better to gain the “trust” that is needed in this transaction.
Therefore, I would want you to send to me a brief resume of yourself and
company profile.

i. Your full names
ii. Private telephone & fax number. iii. Company’s details.

Once am in receipt of this, I will feel a lot safer to divulge vital aspect
of this transaction to you and provide you with the needed documents that
will enable you make claim to the funds.

There is no risk involved what so ever on this transaction, these funds will
be received in your favour upon proper application. If you are interested in
this business, please urgently contact me on this private and confidential e-
mail address farouksulemani@aol.com. Please endeavour to keep this business
confidential.

I Wait your urgent reply.

Yours Truly

Dr Farouk Sulemani

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