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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: "mrs.suzanne" <mrs.suzannemubarak58@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:07:39 -0500
Subject: I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow from my heart.



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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.

I give Almighty Lord the grace for release soon. 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, 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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