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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: "Suzanne" <suzanne@mubarak.com>
Reply-To: smubarak78@ymail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 14:51:25 +0200 (EET)
Subject: I GREET YOU MY FRIEND.,


Dear Partner,

I am writing this mail in 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 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 with my 2 sons by the government of Egypt.I give Almighty Lord the grace as
his charges were dropped and hoping to be released with my 2 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(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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