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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: LUCIA
Reply-To: lucy_khalifa@yshoo.ie
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:41:38 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.........


DEAR SIR / MADAM,

MY NAME IS LUCIA ZAINAB KHALIFA,

I AM AN IRISH WOMAN WHO WAS MARRIED TO A N ARAB FAMILY IN SHARJA (U.A.E) DURING THE TIME MY FATHER WAS THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THE FAMOUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN U A E (ARAB CONTRACTORS.) I LOST MY MOTHER AT THE AGE OF EIGHT AND WAS RAISED BY MY GRAND MOTHER BEFORE JOINING MY FATHER WHO LATER DIED OF LIVER CANCER ON THE 18TH JUNE 2005 IN DUBAI (UAE).

MEANWHILE , I HAD INTENTION OF DIVORCING MY HUSBAND BEFORE MY FATHERS DEATH FOR SOME PERSONAL REASONS BUT WAS LATER DISCOURAGED BY MY FATHER DUE TO HIS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH MY FATHER INLAW BUT I LATER CONTINUED WITH THE DIVORCE SUIT AFTER DISCOVERING THAT MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED A HUGE AMOUNT OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$25 MILLION) IN HIS ACCOUNT IN ONE OF THE BANKS IN DUBAI( UAE) WHICH WILL BE MADE KNOWN TO YOU AS THE TRANSACTION PROCEEDS.

I AM THE APPERENT HEIR TO THIS FUND AS I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE BANK AND ALL DOCUMENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS FUND HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO MY PRIVATE LAWYER (BARRISTER MARTINE JR ) WHO IS PRESENTLY TAKEN CARE OF ALL MY LATE FATHERS TRANSACTION AS I CAN NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING UNTILL THE DIVORCE PROCESS IS OVER IN FOUR MONTHS TIME.

I HUMBLY SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANTANCE TO HELP ME INVEST THIS FUND IN REAL ESTATE BUISNESS ANY WHERE APART FROM (UAE) HENCE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED FROM THE BANK ACCOUNT IN( UAE) TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT FOR THIS VENTURE.
YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THIS TRANSACTION WILL ATTRACT 15% OF THIS FUND WHICH WILL BE GIVING TO YOU WHILE 5%WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR MISELENIOUS EXPENSIES THAT WILL BE INCURED DURING THE TRANSACTION.

PLEASE BE ADVISED TO CONTACT MY LAWYER ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THIS PROPOSAL HENCE I CAN NOT BE UP AND DOING IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSACTION FOR NOW DUE TO THE SITUATION OF THINGS,

ALSO NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS HUNDRED PERCENT RISK FREE AS EVERYTHING IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSACTION HAS BEEN CONCLUDED BETWEEN MY LAWYER AND THE BANK WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY HUSBAND AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY IT HAS TO BE CONFIDENTIAL.
YOU CAN ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH MY LAWYER ON HIS DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER 00971 50 251 4 502 AND E-MAIL ADDRESS martine_jr@arabtop.net AND ALSO GET BACK TO ME ON MY E-MAIL ADD: lucy_khalifa@yshoo.ie AS WE CAN NOT COMUNICATE ON TELEPHONE FOR NOW, DUE TO THE SITUATION OF THINGS.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
LUCIA.

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