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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: mrssuzannemubarak@doodleit.co.za
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:35:46 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

Dear Friend,

I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart.With due
respect trust and humanity, I appeal to you to exercise a little
patience and read through my letter I feel quite safe dealing with you
in this important business having gone through your remarkable
profile.Honestly I am writing this email to you with pains, tears and
sorrow from my heart, I will really like to have a good relationship
with you and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you, I
decided to contact you due to the urgency of my situation.

This mail may not be surprising to you if you have been following
current events in the international media with reference to the recent
protest in Egypt.I am Mrs.Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of Deposed
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak who was jailed by the government of
Egypt and was released.I give Almighty Lord the grace for his release
although my dear husband is facing charges in the law court with my
two sons.

Ever since the turn out of events and even prior to the protest,I have
been thrown into a state of antagonism, confusion,humiliation,
frustration and hopelessness by the present military leadership of the
Egyptian Liberation Organization.I have even been subjected to
physical and psychological torture.As a woman that is so traumatized,
I have lost confidence with everybody in the country at the moment.

You must have heard over the media reports and the Internet on the
discovery of some fund in my husband secret bank account and companies
and the allegations of some huge sums of money deposited by my husband
in my name of which I have refuses to disclose or give up to the
corrupt Egyptian Government.In fact the total sum allegedly discovered
by the Government so far is in the tune of about $6.5 Billion
Dollars.And they are not relenting on their effort to make me and my
sons(Gamal & Alaa Mubarak) poor for life.

As you know, the Moslem community has no regards for women, more
importantly when the woman is from a Christian background, hence my
desire for a foreign assistance.

I have the sum of 62.5USD(Sixt-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) with a financial firm in Europe whose name I
can not disclose for now for security reasons until we open up
communication. I shall be grateful if you could receive this fund into
your bank account for safe keeping and any Investment opportunity.

This arrangement will be known to you and I alone and all our
correspondence should be strictly on email alone because our
government has tapped all our lines and are monitoring all my moves.In
view of the above, if you are willing to assist for our mutual
benefits, you shall be compensated with 20% of the funds after the
completion and transfer of fund to your possession.

Please note that this is a golden opportunity that comes once in life
time and more so, if you are honest, I am going to entrust more funds
in your care as this is one of the legacy we keep for our children.In
case you don't accept please do not let me out to the security and
international media as I am giving you this information in total trust
and confidence I will greatly appreciate if you accept my proposal in
good faith.I am aware of the consequences of this proposal. So I ask
that if you find no interest in this project that you should discard
this mail.

I ask that you do not be vindictive and destructive. If my offer is of
no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted
you.Do not destroy my family reputation because you do not approve of
my proposal.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak

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