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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: "Ms Humaila Qahtan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <huma_qah@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:30:52 +0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED PLEASE { From Ms Humaila Qahtan }

>From : Ms Humaila Qahtan
Address : Dubai, United Arab Emirate
Email : huma_qa@indiatimes.com


Attention Director

Dear Sir / Madam,

Good day to you and your family, I decide to unfold our investment plan to you after going through your profile from your country trade journal of which I was convince as to solicit for your assistance and help, before I proceed may I humbly introduce myself for your reference, I am Ms Humaila Qahtan the Wife of late Mr Riya Qahtan from Diyala in northern city of Iraq, My late husband was the former Chairman of Kurdistan Democratic Party after the United State invasion of Iraq, He was killed by millitants due to his opposition to US invasion, Before his death he was able to confirm to us of an existence Deposit of US$9,000,000.00 ( Nine Million US Dollars ) which he secretly Deposited Cash in Oversea Finance Security Bank in Bangkok -Thailand for safekeeping ( For security reasons ) .

After much threat from the millitants to attack us after the death of my husband I and my son relocated to Dubai, ( United Arab Emirate ) where we were granted asylum and therefor living under the protection of the United Nation High Commission on Refugee ( UNHCR ) for our safety due to the continue daily killings and problem with the Iraq government, My reason of contacting you today is because me and my son have decided to invest this fund in a profitable business out side Iraq for security reasons, because any investment made in Iraq is not secured due to daily secret killing and bombing from millitants.

Already my son Mr Wahid Qahtan have just arrived Bangkok-Thailand in respect of claiming the fund as the next of kin and every process with the Finance Security Bank Management on releasing of the fund from their security vault where it have been kept for safe keeping have just been completed. For the above reasons I am kindly seeking for your help as our foreign partner to assist in transfering and investing this fund in your country under partnership agreement for the benefit of both families..


1. I will offer a reasonable percentage from the total fund as a compensation for your help in transfering and investing the fund in your country.

2. I will map out 4% of the total fund to meet up any expenses made during the transaction.

3. We will reach a long term investment partnership agreement to Invest the fund in your management and control on a long term partnership for the benefit of both families.

For further information and procedure I will be expecting your immediate reply as soon as possible as this will give us the opportunity to conclude all further arrangement also to enable me prepare my travel to Bangkok, Thailand where we shall have a meeting to know each other, seal every partnership agreement to protect each others interest and transferring of the fund to your country for investment purposes. Thanks for your co-operation and hoping to see a good family relationship with you.

Please kindly regard my contact to you through email as my only alternative for the security of this transaction. Hoping to hear from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,
Ms Humaila Qahtan / Mr Wahid Qahtan { Son }
For the Family

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