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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: =?UTF-8?B?TXIgVGFyaXEgWnViYWly?= <omar_ali55@terra.com.pe>
Date:
Subject:

Dear Friend,

Good day to you and your family. I apologize if the con= tent here-under are contrary to your moral ethics but please treat with abs= olute secrecy and personal.

My name is Mr. Tariq Zubair from Pakista= n, but worked in Damascus, Syria. I am 39 years Old. I am the Son to a pers= onal investor, also an oil Tycoon from Syria and Saudi Arabia: Al Furat Pet= roleum 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 ve= nture company between the General Petroleum Corporation 50% and private sha= reholders Syria Shell Petroleum Development (SSPD) etc=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6=E2= =80=A6

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

But before t= he 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 relea= se of the funds to me, so that I could start a new business, but the bank D= irectors told me that my late Father left a "Note"(WILL) in the form of con= ditions, that the banks Must Not release the funds to me until I am of a ma= tured and experienced age of investing the funds into a very good business = venture, and the "Will" also stated that I should present an experienced bu= siness partner before the bank, who will assist me in investing wisely. Hav= ing schooled in London and read Political Science, I have no knowledge in b= usiness investment plan.

This then brought me to the issue of search= ing for a reputable and trustworthy person, who has vast experiences in pro= fitable businesses, where to invest the funds into.

I want to transf= er this fund into your bank account in your country, so that we could inves= t it wisely. I have contacted the Director of the bank where the fund is de= posited 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 t= ransfer.

Why I contacted you is that I want you to tell me more abou= t 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 co= untry Cities, Such as buying of properties, houses, real estate and investm= ents in tourism.

I will appreciate whatever result you may brief me.= Do let me know your idea and knowledge regarding these or any other profit= able 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 amo= unt for your participation and also be rewarded with 10% of any profit we i= nvest the money into.

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

Waiting = for your reply,

Thanks and best regards,
Mr. Tariq Zubair.
Ema= il/ mrtariqzubair2016@outlook.fr


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