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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: "Janan Harb" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jananharb13@live.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:41:18 -0800
Subject: Beloved One

Dear, SIR/MADAM,

I AM CONTACTING YOU WITH ALL DUE RESPECT AND NEVER HAVE YOU ENTERTAINED ANY FEAR
IN THIS TRANSACTION, FOR THIS IS REAL AND GENUINE. ALL I NEED IS TRANSPARENTCY, HONESTY
AND YOUR CAPABILITY TO HANDLE THIS PROJECT ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY.

Please kindly take a look at these web pages:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/06/14/nfahd14.xml&sSheet=/news/20
05/06/14/ixhome.html, http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0506/050615-fahd-divorce.html

Dear Beloved One,

Your first reaction to this mail will be total rejection, scare and may be Unbelievable, owing largely to the
atrocities people commit these days on the Internet, But this mail comes from a devastated, sorrowful and
emotional Laddered soul that needs compassion from a kind and good spirited person to Wipe away my tears,
perhaps when I am gone beyond this sinful world by Investing jointly as partners in your country.

I am Mrs.Janan Harb; I was once married to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz the New King of Saudi Arabia Kingdom
and the11th son of the founder of the Saudi kingdom, King Ibn Saud. Who was on throne since 1982 till after
his death on the morning of 1st August, 2005? Though he has been of and on the hospital since after his stroke
in the year 1995 and was hospitalized twice in MAY 1999.Before the divorce, He made me to understand that he
deposited the sum of GBP17.Million (Seventeen Million Great British Pounds) with a Financial Institution.

I hereby request for your urgent assistance to help me in this regards, investing the Fund in a joint partnership
venture with your company or in to any investment that will be profited to both party.

Presently, this money is still under the safe keeping of a Financial Institution, I don’t want any of my husband's
relatives to know about this development nor the Government of Saudi Arabia.

Please tell me in confidence; can you handle this transaction, investing this huge amount of money successfully
on behalf of my family? Please advise urgently.

After confirming your interest to handle this transaction I will furnish you with contact details of my personal attorney
whom I have entrusted with every legal power to act on behalf of my family regarding this transaction to process and
procure you with a letter of Administration as the new beneficiary to this fund.

Please reply through my personal email: jananharb001@live.co.uk


Yours in Sincerely,
Mrs.Janan Harb

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