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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: "Azimi Ahmed Aziz" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <azimiahmed@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 02:30:53 +0200
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED

Dear Sir ,

Am pleased to be in touch with you and thanks for giving me your time to read my story. I have not been happy for days now as I received information from Baghdad that one of my kids was killed by some wicked people there in Iraq. I’m an Iraqi woman, by name Azimi Ahmed Aziz, a retired registered nurse here in Baghdad. I never meant to disturb your peace but in brief would use my little knowledge in English to reveal a top secret to you and please kindly hear me out. You must be aware of the situation here in Iraq over the years, the killings and brutalities and attacks by insurgents. You won't believe that recently these killers don't have value for the life of anyone as they keep on killing people like fowls. Please come to our aid because it is getting out of hand as we do not have life protections anymore, honestly I am writing you this letter with tears and pains in my heart.

My husband died in a bomb attack and the secrete to you right now is on the process, he and some of his late friends secretly moved some amount of money that was hidden in one of the Saddam Hussein's caves as they were Anti-Saddam. Which for some months now no trace and nothing has been said about it. He confided in me before his death regarding the funds as if he knew he was going to die.

Your kind assistance in receiving these funds will be appreciated, at least to help me and my remaining kids get out from this bloody zone. This fund will be used for the purpose of investment, 85% of the total will be set aside for a good business Investment while an offer of 15% is made available to you for your services and help in receiving this fund and hope you'll appreciate that in good faith.

I'm not asking much from you rather a hand of assistance in moving the funds out of the London security vaults where it's been deposited under temporal immunity coverage. I can assure you that being the only one aware of this secretes, I will make all the claiming documents available to you upon your letter of acceptance. Iraq, is a war zone and the life of my little kids here cannot be predicted as anything can happen at any time, religion does not permit us to leave here without following the due process and rules, so would seize this opportunity to have the funds invested for good rather than die and the funds left unclaimed, yet I believe, I will be out here in a short while with my remaining kids.

Kindly send me your quick letter of acceptance with your full details here so we can get it on.

Nice to meet you.

Thanks,

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