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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: "Allen Mordi & Associates" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <allenmordi09831@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:51:10 -0800
Subject: From the Desk of: Allen Mordi

From the Desk of: Allen Mordi
Allen Mordi & Associates
Address: 1999 Avenue of the Stars #600,
Los Angeles, CA 90067,
USA

Attn:

I Barrister Allen Mordi, of Allen Mordi & Associates, Writing you base on partnership venture requested by my client Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak who is seriously ill where he had retreated, seeking for a private company or individuals that can manage and invest her funds wisely, she has a huge amount of money in the excess of (US$250,000,000) Two Hundred and Fifty millions United States Dollars in one of the Europian Bank whose name I can not disclose for now for security reasons until we open up communication.

You must have heard over the media reports and the Internet on the discovery of some fund in my lient husband's secret bank account and companies and the allegations of some huge sums of money deposited by her husband in my client name of which she have refuses 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 $6.5 Billion Dollars, And they are not relenting on their effort to make client and her two sons(Gamal & Alaa Mubarak) poor for life. As you know, the Moslem community has no regards for women, more importantly when the woman is from a Christian background, hence her desire for a foreign assistance.

She has agreed a 40% reward to the person for his or her standing in as a substitute beneficiary to the claim, an additional 5% is set aside to reimburse for expenses in the course of the transaction and the balance of 55% will be invested upon your strong recommendation to my client in your chosen destination of the funds, if you are willing to provide this assistance please forward the following information, otherwise
please fell free to decline.

Full Name:

Address:

Company name if any:

Telephone Number:

Mobile Number:

Age:

Any Means of Identification:

There will be an agreement letter prepared by my office for both parties to signed, before opening communication with the Bank for claim of the funds in the institution were the funds has been lodge.

We look forward for a good relationship with you.

Regards

Barr: Allen Mordi.
Principal Partner, Head of the Chambers

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