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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: "Sule Ahmed" <suleahmed002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: suleahmed1@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:29:31 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED!!!

Dear Friend,

My humble pleasure to write you this important letter, irrespective of
the fact that we have not meet for the first time or known each other
before. However I was able to get your contact through an international
profile in my earnest searching for a reliable and trust worthy person,
firm, or group of persons that can handle this confidential transaction with
me.

In brief introduction I am Sule Ahmed a citizen of Nigeria, and
administrative Manager to Standard Security and Services Ltd in Lagos
Nigeria. I decided to contact you believing that by the grace of God,
you will accept to be my partner in this business. I joined the services of
this company in 1992 as office assistance. I have been working for this
company for years. Within this period, I have watched with meticulous
precision how African Head of State, Ministers and government functionaries
have being using Standard Security and Services Ltd to move huge sums of
money.

They bring in this consignment of money and secretly declare the contents as
family treasures. Their foreign partners, friends and relatives are claiming
most of these consignments. A lot of them are laying down here unclaimed for
years. Nobody may ever come for them because in most cases, the documents of
the deposit are never available to anybody except the depositors, where
most of them are dead.

Since the inception of 2001 millennium Standard Security and Services
Ltd change the procedure of claims of consignment. As soon as you are able
to produce Certificate of deposit and secret information as contained in the
secret file of any consignment, it will be released to you upon demand.
This is why I am soliciting for your co-operation and assistance. I have
finished every arrangement for you to come and claim consignment, No.1401
containing $15 million (FIFTEEN MILLION AMERICA STATES DOLLARS)
My duties are to supply you all the information and documents by faxor
e-mail and you will deal directly with the management. The procedure is
simple: you will apply officially to the Director of Operation of
Standard Security and Services Ltd. Releases of consignment No. 1401 they
will demand for Certificate of deposit and secret codes.

I will supply you with every detailed information and you will then fax or
mail it to them. As soon as they confirm it to be correct, they will invite
you for the collection.

If you do not want to come to Nigeria, you can arrange with them to
move the consignment to London on agreement where they have affiliate
company. That's why l needs your help. Nobody will ever know that I am
involved in the deal except the Lawyer, who will do the change of ownership
on your name with affidavit of claims and agreement for us. I will suggest
upon conclusion that we share 50-50.

At the successful conclusion of the deal, you’ll arrange for me and my
family to come over to your country. And think of more profitable
ventures we can invest the money with. I assure you that the business has
been hatched for four year now and it is very secure and risk free. You can
call me on my mobile phone no. +234 8024397083 any time for further
explanation and directive on the procedure.

Yours sincerely,
Sule Ahmed .



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