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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Naael M Abdulrahman" <foaad_6@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 07:03:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM: MR. NAAEL M ABDULRAHMAN AL-BAYATI BAGHDAD-IRAQ.




FROM: MR. NAAEL M ABDULRAHMAN AL-BAYATI
BAGHDAD-IRAQ.

Dear Sir,

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

I am Mr. Naael M Abdulrahman Al-Bayati, Formerly working in Economic Development and Foreign Contract payment Operations Department, in the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI).

My aim of writing you is to seek for your kindness assistance to allow me quickly transfer the sum of US$15.million dollars, into your account. It will interest you to know how this huge sum amount of funds came about. About two days before the United State and British, bombing began, the late president Saddam Hussein, ordered his youngest son, Late Qusay, to remove the sum of US$1.billion (640 million BRITISH POUNDS) from the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) The cash which was loaded into three lorries.

That memorable day Late Qusay and a senior aide to the late president Saddam Hussein delivered the instruction in person to the bank's governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI). And the money was removed without proper official documentations. The money was not debited. It was just remove from the foreign reserve vault. This illegal withdrawer created opportunity for our staffs working in the foreign payments department. We hastingly remove from the vault the sum of US$75.million, which we shared among ourselves working in the department, five in number. My share is US$15.million Dollars, the deal which was absolutely successfully, I am now seeking your help to allow me transferred the funds into your bank account for investment in your country.

I have agreed to offer you 25% of the funds for your assistance, 75% will be kept for your bank account for me till my arrival to your country for investment with you as my partner. This transaction is risk free since it is assumed; the late president Saddam Hussein was responsible for removing the funds.

I have formalized every necessary arrangement to transaction this fund into your bank account. What I needed now is your "TRUST" HONESTY and TRANSPARENCY". Please I need conviction and assurance of TRUST from you. I hope you can see the reasons for this deal, it involves a huge sum of money and I have not deal with you in anyway before. If I am convinced with your declaration of interest in this deal, then I will tell you the procedures to follow with other vital information.

For the security of this transaction, I do hereby implore you to treat and maintain it with the absolute confidentiality and secrecy it requires to avoid exposing our intentions, there by jeopardizing this project. Thanks and remain blessed.

Looking forward to your urgent response.

Thanks and Jazakum Allah Khair

BEST REGARD.
Mr. Naael M Abdulrahman Al-Bayati



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