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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. Abdulrahim Hasan " <vishrut1303@gmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulrahimmaliky1@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:58:09 +0100
Subject: BEST REGARD. Mr. Abdulrahim Hasan Zwayed Al-Maliky

BAGHDAD-IRAQ.

Dear Sir,

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

I am Mr. Abdulrahim Hasan Zwayed Al-Maliky , Formerly working in the
foreign payments 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 Bank 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, bombardment began in
Iraq, 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 Saddam Hussein, and a senior aide to the late president Saddam
Hussein delivered the instruction in person to the Central Bank of Iraq
(CBI) Governor. And the money was removed without proper official
documentations. The money was not debited. It was just removed from the
foreign reserve vault. This illegal withdrawer created opportunity for our
staffs working in the foreign payments department. We hastingly removed
from the vault the sum of US$75.million, which we shared among ourselves
working in the department, five of us in number. My share of the total sum
is US$15.million Dollars, the deal which was absolutely successfully, I am
seeking your help to allow me transfer the funds into your bank account for
investment in your country. I have since moved the money out of Iraq to
save place pending the time I will invest the fund in any country of my
choice, now the time have come your country is my choice to invest the fund
as I plane.

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.

Every necessary arrangement to transfer this fund into your bank account
has been completed. 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. Abdulrahim Hasan Zwayed Al-Maliky

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