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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: "Abdul Ramman Aziz" <abaziz_207@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:07:25 +0000
Subject: STUDY AND GET BACK TO ME.

ALLIED SECURITY STORAGE STD.
THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT AGENTS (ICEA). IRAQ.

Dear sir,

I am Abdul Ramman Aziz, a security manager of (ALLIED SECURITY STORAGE
STD). It
happened that I got this secret from a friend of mine who is among the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents (ICEA) in Iraq.

I work with the above mentioned company and need a partner who will come
forward to make claim to this deposited box. It was deposited by two US
soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division,Since this deposit was not made on
their name and the real depositor was no where to be found and suspected
dead.I wish to solicit your partnership to come forward for
this claim. This consignment contains ($25 millions of dollars) Twenty five
millions United State Dollars.

l need an honest, trustworthy and reliable person who can assist me
to move this fund out of here(Iraq). I will give you all necessary
information to come forward for the claiming of this consignment and will
like to know your interest in order to know what step to take and to give
you the details of the transaction, I am ready to go 50/50 with you.
You can see the photograph below:
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=7/19318481221.jpg&s=x3
Also news headline:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
There are bank bonds worth several millions of USD,and you will see them as
soon as we meet. Give me your full contact and mobile phone number to enable
us proceed.

Thanks,

Yours sincerely,

Abdul Ramman Aziz.

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