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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: Suha Arafat <suhaarafat48@gmail.com>
Reply-To: suhaarafat140@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 23:17:03 +0100
Subject: Please help me..

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mrs. SUHA TAWIL ARAFAT, the wife of YASSER ARAFAT, the
Palestinian leader who died in Paris. Since his death and even prior
to the announcement, I have been thrown into a state of antagonism,
confusion, humiliation, frustration and hopelessness by the present
leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the new
Prime Minister.

I have even been subjected to physical and psychological torture. As a window
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 Palestine
Government.

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 Palestine 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 poor for life. As you know, the Moslem community has no regards for woman,
hence my desire for a foreign assistance. You can visit the BBC news broadcast
below for better understanding of what I am talking about:
:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3479937.stm

I have deposited the sum of 22.5 million dollars with a financial firm in
Europe whose name is withheld for now until we open 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 my 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 22.5 million
dollars that will be kept in your position for a while and invested in
your name for my
trust pending when my Daughter,Zahwa,will come off age and take full
responsibility of her Family Estate/inheritance.

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.


Please expedite action.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Suha Tawil Arafat.

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