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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: "Susanne Mubarak" <susannemubarak1@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: susannemubarak@rediffmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:27:17 +0200 (EET)
Subject: Dear Friend

FROM MRS.SUSANNE MUBARAK,
WRITING FROM KAFR EL-MESELHA
IN THE RED SEA RESORT OF
SHARM EL-SHEIKH
REPUBLIC OF EGYPT.
susannemubarak1@rediffmail.com

Attn: Dir/CEO,

I'm sorry if this message will come to you as a surprise or an embarrassment, or to disturb your
privacy, with due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you will never let
me down at any cost, regards to my family predicament now, first of all, for introduction, I'm
Mrs. Susanne Mubarak, the wife of former Egyptian President, Mr. Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak,
who
resigned from the office on the 12th day of February 2011, after the strong protests against my
Husband Mr. Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak.

Dear, in this regards I'm contacting you base on the current situation in my country now, I
deposited a total sum of ($15.6M) Fiften Million Six hundred
thousand United States of American Dollars only, in a (Two Metallic Trunk Boxes)
with a finance and security Company in London United Kingdom, with a Cousin's
name(Zakaria Azmi) for your information I did not disclosed the real contents of
the boxes to the security company, and I do not wish them to know this and to avoid raising
eyebrows, in order not to sale out names to the
public. Under a secret arrangement with my Lawyer, Being that this part of the
world experiences political crises time without number, there is no guarantee of
lives and property. I cannot invest this money here any long; despite it has been my dream.

I'm writing to you this letter believing that you are going to keep these funds
intact in your designated Bank account, or you manage it according to my will, till when I will be
free from the government band, as I'm writing to you these
mail, is under secrecy due to the Egyptian government has placed house arrest
and band our family's and other 23 serving officer's under my husband regime
from traveling out side the country, and stop us for international communications, after they
World bank halved freazed all my husband's assets and money with the Swiss Bank and London
accounts, and other part of the world as
well, I know you may be aware of the news, I thank God these funds was deposited under security
care which they UK government can't have any trace to the deposit as it was declared as family
valuables for export.

I want you to do me a favour to receive this fund to a safe account in your country or any safer
place as the beneficiary. I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment
vision of my dream, but not in this place again rather in your country or any country of your
choice, Please I will like
you to keep this secret between your self, as I will not like to receive any embarrassment from
the watch world.

I want you to handle this with mutual trust and perpetual relationship because my future depends
on this. Under any circumstances rather, I therefore require you to please assist me in the
following areas, hence we can not make any move for now and these funds is my only hope when ever
I will be out.

1) Changing the ownership of the money in your name as the sole beneficiary, to enable you to
transfer the money into your country.

2) You are also required to negotiate for the best project where this money could be invested.

3) Above every other thing you shall keep the confidentiality of this
transaction. I have it in mind to reward you handsomely for your assistance. I prepared to give
you 15% of the total sum, while 5% will cover any expenses made. Also you shall have 5% of the
total profit of the investment because you
are to manage it for me, Do not hesitate to contact me immediately you receive this letter, so
that I can send you the backup documents for the consignment, such as agreement bond, certificate
of deposit and Authorization Letter,
together with the security company contact:


Thanks for your understanding

NB: Please help me to negotiate for the real price of this items (gold and diamond) about three
hundred and fifty kilograms of alluvial gold (250kgs) of 23.5 carats and 99.95% purity at four
thousand five hundred dollars (4,500USD) per kilogram. And some quantities of diamonds in various
colors. At reasonable
prices.

I wait for your urgent response
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Susanne Mubarak.
susannemubarak@rediffmail.com



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