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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: "Khalid Abdulaziz" <melissa.blanco@itesm.mx>
Reply-To: khalid.abdulaziz79@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:53:29 -1200
Subject: Hello!!!


Dear Beloved

Assalamu alaikum!!!

My contacting you is based on trust. I have seen war and I have seen peace,
I have seen riches and I have seen people die of hunger on daily bases. And
I am quite certain that life is vanity; the only life worth living is a life
of service to the almighty One God, most merciful, most compassionate and
most benevolent. This is the reason for my present decision based absolutely
on taqwa.

I am Khalid the only surviving child of the Gen. Abdulaziz Shihab, one of
the UNITA rebel leaders of Angola . My late father fought the agonizing protected
Angolan civil war from the very scratch, and was in charge of selling diamonds
and other solid minerals of the rebel strong hood area, as well as purchasing
arms and am munitions in return. This position made him very rich and powerful.
So powerful that the late Dr. Jonas Malheiro Savimbi the head and founder
of the UNITA guerrillas felt threatened that he planned to get rid of my
father.

As much as I can remember, one Sunday I was away with my mother when a handful
of soldiers obviously sent by the late Dr. Jonas Malheiro Savimbi went to
our house and killed my father, my two sisters and brother. They also executed
everyone that bears Ed the same surname with us in my village, thus making
sure that we were completely wiped out the surface of the earth. An aid loyal
to my father met with me and my mother and sneaked us to Zambia a neighboring
country, from where we traveled to London , My mother died of extreme cancer
a month ago here and here am alone in United Kingdom. Three months ago my
late mother took me to the Financial Institution where my late father deposited
large sum of money (GBP6.5 MILLION POUNDS STERLING'S) he acquired during
the war, and I took posses ion. I do not want this money to get into wrong
hands by means of intestate laws.

I have personally verified the deposited, I need your assistance to help
move this funds out for investment in your country as my late mother advised.
Pls, I did have much Idea or good knowledge to invest or manage the big money.
I ask you to scout for a valuable and lucrative business investment so that
I can invest wisely with you. I will be very happy if you can be willing
to help me accomplish this plan as I have decided to leave from London and
come to your country and resettle for this investment plan and my security
for a better future and also to further my education while you will be managing


the business on my behalf. If you know and believe in your heart that you
stand up for a good course and bring glory to the name of Allah, distinguish
yourself in this world full of evil and corruption and you are ready to assist
me to actualize this dream to the fullest, then get in touch with me immediately
forwarding the following details.

(1) Your full contact detail
(2) Your telephone and fax number(s)
(3) Your Date and place of birth
(4) Your Occupation

So that I can forward to the holding bank to contact you, Time is of the
essence, because it is imperative that you pull this fund to your bank account
now that I am still here in the United Kingdom to avoid eminent confrontation
and refusal by the Holding Bank.

Awaiting your immediate reply.

Yours in faith,
Khalid Abdulaziz


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