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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: Nedal Jrab <nedaljrab@jrabpetroleum.com>
Reply-To: nedaljrab@excite.com
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 22:26:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: <*Charity Work*>


Greetings to you, please if for any reason you find this mail offensive you can ignore it and do accept my apology for any inconvenience this mail most have cost you to read. I do not want you to feel sorry for me, because I do believe that everyone will die someday. My name is MRS.NEDAL JRAB, 68 years old Kuwaiti Jordanian, widow of late Waidi Jrab, former owner of a Petroleum & Gas company in Kuwait. I have been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment and from all indications, my condition is really deteriorating. Right now I have only about a few months to live according to medical experts. My late husband died early last year from heart attack, and during the period of our marriage we could not produce any child.
My late husband was a very wealthy man and after his death, I inherited all his businesses and wealth.
Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people but now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make money. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world, I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.
Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so I have decided to give also to charity organizations, as I want this
to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organizations in Asia and Africa; they refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money is the huge cash deposit of USD$65 million dollars (Sixty Five Million United States Dollars) that I have with a finance institution in Europe. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations. I have set aside 10% for your time and effort.
I need your urgent reply to enable us carry out this project together for the benefit of charity.

Please send your reply to me on nedaljrab@jrabpetroleum.com

God bless you.
MRS.NEDAL JRAB.




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