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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: "SUSANNE MUBARAK" <estherazmi1@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: estherazmi@rediffmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:08:24 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dear Friend

FROM MRS.SUSANNE MUBARAK,
WRITING FROM KAFR EL-MESELHA
IN THE RED SEA RESORT OF
SHARM EL-SHEIKH
REPUBLIC OF EGYPT.
estherazmi@rediffmail.com

Attn: Dir/CEO,

I'm sorry if this message will come to you as a surprise or an
embarrassment, or to disturb your privacy, with due respect and humility I
write you this letter which I believe you will never let me down at any
cost, regards to my family predicament now, first of all, for
introduction, I'm Mrs. Susanne Mubarak, the wife of former Egyptian
President, Mr. Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak, who resigned from the office
on the 12th day of February 2011, after the strong protests against my
Husband Mr. Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak.

Dear, in this regards I'm contacting you base on the current situation in
my country now, I deposited a total sum of ($15.6M) Fiften Million Six
hundred
thousand United States of American Dollars only, in a (Two Metallic Trunk
Boxes) with a finance and security Company in London United Kingdom,
Please work with my delegate name(Esther Azmi
=estherazmi@rediffmail.com).

I'm writing to you this letter believing that you are going to keep these
funds
intact in your designated Bank account, or you manage it according to my
will, till when I will be free from the government band, as I'm writing to
you these
mail, is under secrecy due to the Egyptian government has placed house arrest
and band our family's and other 23 serving officer's under my husband regime
from traveling out side the country, and stop us for international
communications, after they World bank halved freazed all my husband's
assets and money with the Swiss Bank and London accounts, and other part
of the world as
well, I know you may be aware of the news, I thank God these funds was
deposited under security care which they UK government can't have any
trace to the deposit as it was declared as family valuables for export.

I want you to do me a favour to receive this fund to a safe account in
your country or any safe place as the beneficiary. I have plans to invest
this money in continuation with the investment vision of my dream, but not
in this place again rather in your country or any country of your choice,
Please I will like
you to keep this secret between your self, as I will not like to receive
any embarrassment from the watch world.

I want you to handle this with mutual trust and perpetual relationship
because my future depends on this. Under any circumstances rather, I
therefore require you to please assist me in the following areas, hence we
can not make any move for now and these funds is my only hope when ever I
will be out.

1) Changing the ownership of the money in your name as the sole
beneficiary, to enable you to transfer the money into your country.

2) You are also required to negotiate for the best project where this
money could be invested.

3) Above every other thing you shall keep the confidentiality of this
transaction. I have it in mind to reward you handsomely for your
assistance. I prepared to give you 15% of the total sum, while 5% will
cover any expenses made. Also you shall have 5% of the total profit of the
investment because you
are to manage it for me, Do not hesitate to contact me immediately you
receive this letter, so that I can send you the backup documents for the
consignment, such as agreement bond, certificate of deposit and
Authorization Letter,
together with the security company contact:


Thanks for your understanding

NB: Please help me to negotiate for the real price of this items (gold and
diamond) about three hundred and fifty kilograms of alluvial gold (250kgs)
of 23.5 carats and 99.95% purity at four thousand five hundred dollars
(4,500USD) per kilogram. And some quantities of diamonds in various
colors. At reasonable
prices.

I wait for your urgent response
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Susanne Mubarak.
estherazmi@rediffmail.com




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