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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: "MR. AHMED SALEH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <saleh.ahmed394@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:54:15 +0100
Subject: Your kind response will be appreciated.

 
MY NAME IS AHMED SALEH A FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN EGYPT.
FOLLOWING THE EXIT OF PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK OF EGYPT FROM POWER AT TIMES
OVER A MILLION PEOPLE WERE PROTESTING TO DEMAND THE OVERTHROW OF PRESIDENT
HOSNI MUBARAK UNDER A MIDDLE EAST MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD GROUPS BROKERED PEACE
TALK AND THE MILITARY INTERVENTION WITH THE PRESIDENT LEAD TO STEP DOWN POWER! IN
MY POSITION AS THE POLITICAL PARTY CAMPAIGN FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT
HOSNI MUBARAK AND A CLOSE CONFIDANT, I LEFT FOR BELGIUM ON MONDAY 7TH OF FEB. 2011
ON OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT BY THE PRESIDENT TO GO TO BELGIUM TO BRING IN US$30MILLION
CASH TO BUY THE LOYALTY OF THE YOUTH.
 
 
MY COUNTRY HAS BEEN ENGULFED IN A PROTESTATION WITH THE ANTI-MUBARAK AND WHICH
THEY HAVE TOOK OVER THE THREE LARGEST CITIES IN EGYPT CONTROLLING SOME PART OF
THE COUNTRY. DURING THE PROTESTION, PRESIDENT MUBARAK DISBURSED LARGE SUMS OF
MONIES TO BUY THE LOYALTY OF THE ENTIRE CABINET AND THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT AND I CAN
SAY WITH ALL MODESTY THAT I WAS ONE OF THE CHIEF BENEFICIARIES OF THE DISBURSEMENT.
WE SUCCEEDED IN ORGANIZING A PRO-MUBARAK WITH THE MONEY THAT WAS DISBURSE BUT AT
THE END THE ANTI-MUBARAK WERE COMING STRONGER! ON OUR SECRET MEETING AND AS HIS
CONFIDANT HE SENT ME AND ON EMERGENCY TO FLEE IMMEDIATELY TO BRING IN THE US$3O
MILLION BECAUSE ALL THE BANKS AND OUR CENTRAL BANK HAS BEEN CLOSED DOWN BECAUSE
OF THE PROTESTERS.THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT HAVE GOTTEN TIRED OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THEY
NEED CHANGE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OPPOSITION LEADER MOHAMED ELBARADEI
 
 
ON THURSDAY 8TH FEB. I ARRIVES IN BELGIUM ORGANIZING THE MOVEMENT OF THE CASH BACK TO
MY COUNTRY HOPING TO GO BACK ON FRIDAY 11TH, FEB.BEFORE I GOT INFORMATION THAT PRESIDENT
MUBARAK HAVE RESIGN AS THE PRESIDENT AND HE HAS MOVE OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL VILLA TO SHARM
EL SHEIKH AND IMMEDIATELY I TOOK MY DECISION NOT TO GO BACK TO EGYPT FOR SECURITY REASONS,
I DECIDE AND MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO ENGLAND TO DECLARE AND SEEK A POLITICAL ASYLUM.
 
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT IN MY PRESENT POSITION, I AM HANDICAPPED AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL
I HAVE THIS CASH SECURE SOMEWHERE SAFE AND WITH SOMEBODY RELIABLE WHO CAN MANAGE THE MONEY
FOR ME. I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO GO BACK TO EGYPT AGAIN  AND THAT IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST
ME IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY FOR INVESTMENT SO THAT I CAN HAVE ACCESS TO CASH THROUGH YOU AND BE
ABLE TO ARRANGE TO BRING IN MY FAMILY TO JOIN ME HERE.
 
 
I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT A FRIEND OF MIND HERE HAS INTRODUCED ME TO A DIPLOMAT THAT IS WILLING
TO MOVE THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING THE MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY TO YOUR DOOR STEP AT ANY
TIME YOU SO DESIRE.
 
 
PRIOR TO THE MOVEMENT OF THIS CONSIGNMENT, I SHALL SEND YOU THE KEYS TO THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING
THE MONEY AND UPON ARRIVAL AT YOUR DESTINATION, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CHECK THE CONTENT OF THE
CONSIGNMENT AND ASCERTAIN THAT IT CONTAINS THE COMPLETE AMOUNT (US$30MILLION) BEFORE EFFECTING ANY
DELIVERY CHARGES TO THE DIPLOMAT.
ALL THAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS SOMETHING WITH WHICH TO IDENTIFY YOUWHEN DELIVERY WILL BE MADE (I.E. PICTURE
PAGE OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, DRIVER’S LICENSE OR ANY OTHER FORM OF IDENTIFICATION) AND A COMPREHENSIVE
ADDRESS OF WHERE THE DELIVERY WILL BE MADE. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE OF ASSISTANCE IN THIS REGARDS, I SHALL GIVE
YOU THE NAME OF THE DIPLOMAT AND HIS TEL. NO. SO THAT YOU CAN ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH HIM AND FAMILIARIZE WITH HIM
BEFORE HE ARRIVES YOUR COUNTRY.
 
 
NOTICE: I AM BEGGING YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD TO PLEASE NEVER EVER INVOLVE ANY THIRD PARTY IF YOU ARE READY TO ASSIST
IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE MY BOSS CAN DO ANY THING TO TRACE ME OR TO GET INFORMATION WHERE I AM HIDING NOW! IT IS ALSO
POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GO AND KILL MY FAMILY, SO THEREFORE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE AWARE OF THIS TRANSACTION ON
THESES EARTH, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO ASSIST LET IT BE BETWEEN ME AND YOU ALONE, EVEN MY WIFE DID NOT EVEN KNOW
THE SECRET YET.
 
 
YOU SHOULD HOWEVER HAVE IT IN MIND THAT I AM BANKING ON YOUR UTMOST HONESTY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS FOR THIS WHOLE
TRANSACTION TO SUCCEED.
 
 
I AWAIT YOUR MOST URGENT RESPONSE.
 
 
BEST REGARDS.
 
 
MR. AHMED SALEH

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