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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: "Dr Ahmad Khumani" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iicciproject@yandex.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 20:04:01 +0100
Subject: REBUILD IRAQ PROJECT

Dearest Confidant,

I would like to discuss the possibility of your company /your person, partaking in Government contract supply to Iraq

The commitment to rebuilding a viable nation and a vibrant sustainable economy remains paramount in the agenda of the

Iraqi Government, years of war in Iraq have left a devastating trail on the economy leading to severe hardship on the people

of Iraq,in this light the Iraqi international chamber of commerce and industry (IICCI) which have just been recently established,

have been mandated to partner with the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI)representing the government of Iraq to solicit, evaluate and recommend reputable

foreign companies to work as partners in the "PROJECT RE-BUILD IRAQ".The launch of the ongoing sourcing and supply strategies

has opened up new streams of public sector supply opportunities i am recommending you or your compamy to be shortlisted to participate in this

"PROJECT RE-BUILD IRAQ".Below is a weblink detailing the firms who have benefitted from this PROJECT "PROJECT RE-BUILD IRAQ" :

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/top-10-firms-profiting-from-iraq-469707.html

Please kindly confirm your willingness to partake in the supplies and contracting program under this new initiative "PROJECT

RE-BUILD IRAQ" ,do confirm by return correspondence to our email in order to allow us send detailed procedures.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr Ahmad Khumani

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