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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: "PROPOSAL"<janabi_all@myway.com>
Reply-To: al_janabbi@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:34:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP










DEAR FRIEND, I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT TRANSACTION OF WHICH I BELIEVE YOU WILL LIKE TO BE MY PARTNER.BEFORE THE LAST USA INVASION TO IRAQ, UDAY HUSSEIN THE SON OF FORMER PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN WHO DIED DURING THE WAR DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $96,OOO,OOO.USD (NINETY SIX MILLION DOLLARS) FOR THE DEAL HE MADE WITH KUWAIT OIL DEALERS WHICH I AM IN CHARGE OF THE DEPOSITION. UDAY LOST HIS LIFE DURING THE IRAQI WAR. NOW SADDAM HAS BEEN CONVICTED TO DIE BY HANGING. I NOW SOLICIT FOR YOUR HELP IN ACCOMMODATING THE SAID FUNDFOR ME. I PROMISE YOU THAT NO RISK IS INVOLVED.I AM MR. ABBAS AL-JANABI, PRIVATE SECRETARY TO SADDAM HUSSEIN`S FIRST SON UDAY, I SERVED AS A PRIVATE SECRETARY TO UDAY FOR FIFTEEN GOOD YEARS, BUT I`M NOW IN EUROPE. I LEFT IRAQ WITH MY FAMILY BEFORE THE INVASION OF USA ADMINISTRATION TO IRAQ BECAUSE I`M NOT IN SUPPORT OF HUSSEIN`S REGIME. I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FROM A MAIL DIRECTORY AND DECIDED TO MAIL YOU FOR ASSISTANCE. THE ABOVE SAID FUND WAS DEPOSITED BEFORE THE
IRAQ CONFLICT.THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN A BANK IN SWITZERLAND BY UDAY OF WHICH I WAS IN CHARGE OF THE TRANSACTION DUE TO THE TRUST HE HAS ON ME. AS HIS PERSONAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, I`M THE ONLY PERSON OUT SIDE UDAY, QUSAY AND SADDAM HIS FATHER THAT KNOWS ALL THE INFORMATION BEHIND THIS TRANSACTION AND REASONS FOR THE DEPOSITION.UDAY WHOM I DEPOSITED THE MONEY BY HIS NAME IS DEAD, AND SADDAM IS NOW DEAD. NO OTHER MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY KNOWS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR FUND. I HAVE WITH ME ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED. I NEED A FOREIGNER FOR THIS MONEY TO BE TRANSFERED OUT OF THE BANK, SO IT CAN BE USED FOR AN INVESTMENT.ALL I NEED IS FOR YOU TO STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE QUOTED SUM AND I WILL RE-PROFILE THE SAID FUND WITH YOUR NAME, WHICH WILL MAKE THE BANK TO RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU. NOW SADAM HUSSEIN LATE UDAYS FATHER IS DEAD, I WILL LIKE TO CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTIONWITHIN ONE WEEK FOR OUR INVESTMENT.NOTE: THIS MUST BE KEPT SECRET
BECAUSE OF IT`S NATURE UNTIL ALL THE TRANSACTION IS OVER.UDAY DOES NOT WANT ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SUM, BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT THEY DON`T LIKE HIM. I DECIDED TO DO THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE I DON`T WANT THE MONEY TO BE A DORMANT ACCOUNT. ALL THE DETAILS FOR THE TRANSACTION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS I GOT YOUR CONVICTION AND INTEREST THAT YOU WILL BE MY PARTNER TO TRANSACT WITH ME. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.REGARDS,MR.ABBAS AL-JANABI



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