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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: "Mubarak" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <missfatima@wp.pl>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 01:55:16 -0600
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ATTN

Hi;

AS SALAAM ALAIKUM;

Compliment of the season to you and your family , Sorry for my late
response to your mail. actually with due respect trust and humanity, i
appeal to you to exercise a little patience and read through my
letter, having gone through your profile on my search for a trusted
and a reliable foreign partner that can credibly carry out the
successful conclusion of this project i feel quite safe dealing with
you in this important transaction, honestly i am writing this email to
you with pains, tears and sorrow from my heart, i will really like to
have 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 , if you have been following current events in the
international media regarding the recent protest in Egypt you will
understand what i am talking about.I am Mrs.Suzanne Mubarak Daughter,
my name is Fatima Mubarak , i was Abducted by Mrs Suzanne Mubarak the
wife of the Ex- Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak who was jailed by the
government of Egypt. I pray to Almighty Allah to release Hosni Mubarak
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 on the Internet on the
discovery of some fund in my God father Hosni Mubarak secret bank
account and companies and the allegations of some huge sums of money
deposited by Mubarak in my name of which I have refused 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
$38.5 Billion Dollars in Mubarak Foreign Accounts . And they are now
relenting on their effort to make me and my brothers who where
originally Mubarak son (Gamal & Alaa Mubarak) to be poor for life. I
have the sum of $62.5m ( Sixty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) kept some where whose name I can not disclose
for now for security reasons until we open up communication to know
understand each other very well. 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
correspondents 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 total funds after
the completion and transfer of fund to your position . So if you are
honest person and willing to help me carry out the success of this
transaction , 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. 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 my
proposal, but if you can assure me of your capability and trust to
assist me to ensure a smooth and successful conclusion of this deal
then do revert back to me with details.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Fatima Mubarak

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