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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: "Abdel Ghaffar" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:42:53 +0700
Subject: KINDLY HELP ME IN THIS URGENTLY

''PLEASE THIS LETTER MUST REMAIN SECRET''

I apologize to you on the manner i am writing this email to you, This is a matter of urgency.

I am Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed Zahra,A Former Minister in Egypt and a top political personal .I found your email on email directory and I desided to contact you now that I am very sure that all eyes are not on me as it was when our problem first began though i am still under surveillance but the environment is good now to handle the transaction very safely.

I have a huge amount of money i move out of Egypt to a country in Asia before i was arrested and kept under surveillance ( house arrest) on the 10th June, 2013 here in my home town in Gharbiya .Because of the on-going political war here between the government forces. The government is probing all former political office holders because they said we sponsored the use of chemical weapon in the province that killed many people.

my house was searched and they found the documents i use to deposit money and buy properties abroad and they seized all of them,I am contacting you to kindly help me urgently to move out the money were i deposited it in Asia to your country

However my main point of contacting you is to seek your sincere suggestion and guideline to invest this fund in your country. And please because of my previous position in the government, i do not need to tell you of the absolute confidentiality which we both must have to observe, if we are to go into investment, or rather if you are to help me in investing in your country.

I am willing to give you 20% of the total money if you can help me secure the fund under your care,Please i would like you to treat this issue confidential between me and you only and this is urgent because i am under house check by the authorities.

I thank you very much for taking time to go through my mail, and hope to read from your reply soon, .Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and my regards to your family.


Good luck,and feel free to contact me on my email for now, until arrangements are made.I attach herewith my international passport.

In Anticipation of an urgent response.

Kindly Yours
Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed Zahra

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