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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: Engr Amin Saleh Qasem <engrfarrukhlqbal12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: engraminsaleh2016@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 10:57:34 +0000
Subject: I need your attention to this..

Dear Friend,

Good day to you and your family. I apologize if the content here-under
are contrary to your moral ethics but please treat with absolute
secrecy and personal.

My name is Engr. Farrukh Iqbal from Pakistan, but worked in Damascus,
Syria. I am 34 years Old. I am the Son to a personal investor, also an
oil Tycoon from Syria and Saudi Arabia: Al Furat Petroleum Company
(AFPC), the leader in the region in Reservoir Management.

AFPC was established under Service Contract no. 210 ratified by Law
no. 43 of 1977 and named as per decree-law no. 12 in 1985. AFPC is a
joint venture company between the General Petroleum Corporation (50%)
and private shareholders Syria Shell Petroleum Development (SSPD)
etc………

I am the only Son/Child of my parents. My Mother and Father died
during the escalation and climax of the Syrian war.

But before the war got out of hand, my Father(now late) moved some
funds into a bank in London, United Kingdom and also moved some funds
to a bank in Burkina Faso, West Africa, for safety.

The amount that was moved to the Two banks was a total of $42.6Million
USD. I had applied to both banks for the release of the funds to me,
so that i could start a new business, but the bank Directors told me
that my late Father left a "Note"(WILL) in the form of conditions,
that the banks Must Not release the funds to me until i am of a
matured and experienced age of investing the funds into a very good
business venture, and the "Will" also stated that i should present an
experienced business partner before the bank, who will assist me in
investing wisely. Having schooled in London and read Political
Science, I have no knowledge in business investment plan.

This then brought me to the issue of searching for a reputable and
trustworthy person, who has vast experiences in profitable businesses
where to invest the funds into.

I want to transfer this fund into your bank account in your country,
so that we could invest it wisely. I have contacted the Director of
the bank where the fund is deposited in Burkina faso, and asked if the
fund could be loaded into an ATM VISA CARD and he said it is possible
to load some of the funds into an ATM VISA CARD, while most of it will
be wired to your account via Online bank transfer.

Why i contacted you is that I want you to tell me more about good
investments, so that i will move this fund into your account in your
country so that I could relocate my investment plan to your country.

Tell me more about your country. How good it will be to invest in your
country Cities, Such as buying of properties, houses, real estate and
investments in tourism.

I will appreciate whatever result you may brief me. Do let me know
your idea and knowledge regarding these or any other profitable
investment you may suggest.

Take note; After the whole deal and the fund is released to us, You
will be rewarded with 20% of the total amount for your participation
and also be rewarded with 10% of any profit we invest the money into.

I shall tell you more about this transaction as soon as i get your
readiness concerning this transaction.

Waiting for your reply,

Thanks and best regards,
Engr Farrukh Iqbal.

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