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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: "Mrs Qassim-Barzan Ibrahim Hassan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsqassim_barzanaltikriti@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:11:49 -0700
Subject: From: Mrs Qassim-Barzan Ibrahim Hassan al Tikriti

Qassim-Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al Tikriti
Fax +64-93550532
Email: mrsqassim_barzanaltikriti@yahoo.co.jp
 
Dear President,
I am Mrs. Qassim-Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al Tikriti
from Iraq, my late husband Mr. Barzan Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti was one of three half-brothers  of Saddam Hussein, and a leader of the Mukhabarat, the Iraqi intelligence service of late Saddam Hussein (former President of Iraq) my late husband was found guilty along with Saddam in the killing of 148 Shite Muslims after the 1982 assassination attempt on the former leader in Dujail in the North of Baghdad.
My husband was executed by hanging on the 15th of January 2007, by the new Iraqi Government, may his soul rest in peace and may God forgive him for his sins.
I tried so much to advise him but you know in Islamic Law, a woman cannot give orders or advise to the husband. During the period of my marriage with my late husband, we couldnt produce any children, my late husband was very wealthy and because he was so close to his half brother (Saddam Hussein), he was in control of Iraqi Crude Oil sales to European Countries and Asian Countries, so he acquired a lot of money.
I inherited all his funds after his death which he kept in the house and bags, and most of the funds were kept in wardrobes and even on the floor in our private home. I will send a photo of the packed funds for you to view.
I want you to help me claim these funds in good trust, which I have sent out of Iraq before  my husband was hanged to death. I will give you the Bonded- Coded Tag numbers which will enable you claim the funds.
The total amount of funds are $250m USD and 82.5m Euros and I want you to keep this transaction secret and very confidential to yourself because of the problem in my country.
I have left Iraq and I am now in New-Zealand on Exile and No member of my family knows I am here and I wish to give you 40% of the total sum of this funds for your efforts and I wish to build old peoples home, and also build center for less privileged children, and donate to charity organization in around the world.
I need your advice and assistance towards this project and I will make you the co-coordinator for this project and it will be named after my own name because I am 65 years now and Im suffering now from cancer of the lungs and I find it very difficult to speak. I want you to contact me directly on my private e-mail andforward your telephone number so that I can contact you secretly and advise you on how to claim this funds.
Lastly before I accept to do this transaction with you, I need 100% trust and confidentiality and you must accept my own conditions, they are;
1. You will accept 50% of the total sum involved.
2. You will accept to go and sign and claim the funds yourself, or appoint a trusted person to sign before I release the Bonded Coded Numbers on the boxes.
3. You will forward to me your full names, address, passport and private telephone.
I will forward my Telephone number to you as soon as i hear from you.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Qassim-Barzan Ibrahim Hassan al Tikriti
 
 

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