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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: "Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <susannemub@myself.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:21:35 +0200
Subject: Trust and Investment Management Needed

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Suzanne Mubarak married to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak with two children Alaa Mubarak and Gamal Mubarak.

The political crisis and turmoil in Egypt has prompted an upsurge of violence in the Sinai Peninsula, with various jihadist militias - made up, experts believe, of local Bedouin with a sprinkling of foreign fighters -attacking Egyptian army road-blocks and other government positions.

As a result of the political crisis and turmoil, my husband had serious problems of murder and corruption with the Egyptian government which were later cleared between 2nd of June, 2012 and 29th of November, 2014 respectively because he was only innocent to the convictions. Since the uncertainty regarding his health and governance remain, I need your assistance to receive my reserved fund for safe keeping or for immediate reinvestment in your country.

All requirements to transfer the deposited fund in Standard Chartered Bank Asia to you will be in your name and l will tell my bank you are my foreign manager and partner. I am willing to negotiate management sharing percentage after your acceptance.

Please notify me immediately if you can handle this managerial responsibility because I have made inquiring on how the fund can be transferred to your country for investment. Should you determine your interest, you can contact me through my private emails: Email: susannemub@myself.com and susannemub@aol.com and

Regards,

Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak
Email: susannemub@myself.com
Email: susannemub@aol.com

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