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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: <jharbassist01@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:52:54 -0500
Subject: With Honesty

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 HONESTY AND YOUR CAPABILITY TO HANDLE THIS PROJECT
ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY.
Please kindly take a look at these web pages:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-394769/I-wife-No2-Kings-Harem.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 the 11th son of the founder of
the Saudi
kingdom, king Ibn Saud.
Who has been 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
(Twenty Seven Million
Dollars ) with a finance house in Oversea.
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
finance House In
Europe. 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 the Bank/securiry compnay where the fund was Originally Deposited.

Yours in Sincerely,
Mrs. Janan Harb.

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