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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: salim khasawneh <salimkhasawneh3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 12:16:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: STAND FOR THIS CLAIM ???


(Re: Transfer of USD$25,500,000.00)


































































































(TWENTY FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)


































































































Email:salimkhasawneh3@hotmail.com


































































































 


































































































Dear Sir/Madam,      


































































































I am Mr Salim Khasawneh . the Senior & Auditor General of a Bank,
during the course of our auditing, I discovered a floating fund in an
account opened in the bank in 2000 and since 2003 nobody has operated
on this account again.


































































































 


































































































After going through some old files in the records I discovered that the
owner of the account died without a [heir] hence the money is floating
and if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing. The owner of this account is a foreigner, a miner and an
industrialist. He made millions of dollars before he died victoriously
.Since DEC 26 2003


































































































website details as follow:


































































































<<<http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200312/s1016642.htm >>


































































































and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it.


































































































 


































































































My investigation proved to me that the account has no other beneficiary
and that until his death he was the manager director of aluminium &
steel industries (PTY). SA. We will start the transfer with the total
sum involved (TWENTY FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS)USD$25,500,000.00 only, into your account, as a safe foreigners
bank account abroad, but I don't know any foreigner abroad that's why I
have contacted you to bear the legal sole beneficiary of the fund.


































































































 


































































































I am revealing this to you with believe in God/Allah that you will
never let me down in this business. Also send your private telephone
number and fax number including the full details of the account to be
used for the deposit. I need your strong assurance that you will never
let me down in this business proposition.


































































































 


































































































With my influence and the position in the bank, as an official whom is
working in our favour we can transfer this money to any foreigner's
reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money
will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing.


































































































 


































































































The bank official will destroy all documents of transaction immediately
you receive this fund leaving and they will be no trace to any place
and to build confidence you can wrote immediately to discuss with me
the modalities,after I will make this remittance in your presented
account and fix my resign date, to fly down to your country at least 7
days ahead of the fund transferred and confirm into the account.


































































































 


































































































At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 45% of the total
amount, 50% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses might have
incurred during the process of transferring. I am waiting for your
reply.


































































































 


































































































Best Regards,


































































































 


































































































Mr Salim Khasawneh .


































































































 


































































































CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.


































































































E-MAIL:salimkhasawneh3@hotmail.com

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