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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: Abdelaziz Hegazi <investconsult05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abdelaziz_hegazi@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 15:10:23 +0100
Subject: Let us partner



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Mr.Abdelaziz Hegazi.
Gibbs Building 215 Euston
Road London NW1 2BE, UK

Dear Sir,

I came across your information on the information center and I want to enter into a business relationship with you. I

wish to seek your assistance for the transfer of £50 Million (Fifty million British Pounds Sterling) . A friend of mine

who works in the finance/contract department of a Ministry of Power and Energy in Africa deliberately over inflated the

contract values of various contracts awarded to various Contracting Firms. The Contracts were purchase of Machinery for

turnaround maintenance of all the Electricity installations, purchase of Transmitting and Distributing equipment for all

the Transmitting stations.

They were able to track down the sum of £50 Million (Fifty million British Pounds Sterling) as the over invoiced sum.

This money is now floating in a domiciliary account with a renowned bank in London. This money cannot be approved to a

local bank account holder, but can only be approved to a foreigner. It does not matter whether your establishment or

organization offers such services or related services. What we require is your trust & confidence. The Contracting Firms

that Executed the Contracts has completed the contracts and has long been paid there Contractual Entitlements.

My friend and his colleagues want me to assist them to quickly find a foreigner or a foreign firm that will assist them

to transfer this fund to a safe nominated foreign account for possible investment.

It is on this note that I was consulted to source on their behalf a reliable, honest and trusted individual or

organization (Firm) to entrust this funds for the purpose of the transfer and investment in your country. Therefore, I

have chosen you and I am introducing you to the bank as the executor of the contract and the beneficiary of the contract

fund amounting to the sum of £50 Million in the bank.


You will stand as the executor of the contract and the beneficiary of the of the contract fund, We will share the

proceeds at the end in the percentage of 70% to me and my team and 30% to you for your assistant and co-operation.

I will provide you with more details and the relevant documents that will help us in the transaction. And my position in

the bank will be used to our advantage to perfect this deal. I will appreciate your early reply for commencement of this

transaction.

As we have not known and met with each other before, I will give you every details you need to know about me as we

progress with the business.

Contact me for acknowledgment by E-mail and whereby you are not interested; please indicate in your reply so that I can

seek for further assistance elsewhere.

All the arrangements and modalities will be perfected officially with my connection considering the caliber of high

officials involved for a hitch free transfer of the funds immediately you indicate your interest.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, Send your response to my email address.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Warmest regards,

Mr.Abdelaziz Hegazi.

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