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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: user1@shoppersdawn.biz
Reply-To: mrs.suzannemubarak30@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 18:25:07 +0100
Subject: re

Dear Friend,

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 is seriously ill and has slipped into
coma.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(Sixty-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, we will have to negotiate on your
Percentage share of the 62.5USD that will be kept in your position for a
while and invested in your name for my trust .

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.

Please expedite action

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak


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