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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: "issa mohammed" <issa_mohammed61@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:26:51 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

FROM MR ISSA MOHAMMED
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT,
BANK OF AFRICA OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA WEST AFRICA.
My Dear,
REQUEST FOR COOPERATION ON A PRIVATE BUSINESS DEAL. Every four years BANK OF
AFRICA transfer to its treasury, millions of dollars of unclaimed Deceased
Depositors Fund in compliance with the Banking Laws and Guidelines to the
majority of cases, with reference to my bank-BANK OF FARICA, the money
normally runs into several millions of dollars. Until Mr. Arthur Billings
death, along with his wife and their two sons in an EgyptAir Flight 990
plane crash on a festive visit from Los Angeles.
(http://www.greatdreams.com/plane990.htm) I was his foreign currency denoted
bank Account Manager with constant balance in excess of eight digits. Ever
since his death and up till this time of writing no next of kin or relation
of his has come forward to claim his money with us. Naturally, as long as
late Arthur Billings's money remains unclaimed, the bank remains richer in
free funds with his money. However, with me being in direct Auditing and
Accounting Unit in the Foreign Remittance Department of my bank. I have all
the neccessary informations that you will presents to the bank as a next of
kin or relation of late Arthur Billings on private business deal basis.
Now the game plan and the purpose of my writing you exclusively having been
highly recommended as then right and proper person to handle this deal by a
Management Consultant friend of mine, who has travelled widely, including
your country is that I want to pull out this unclaimed money amounting to
U.S$7.2M (seven million two hundred United States dollars). with your
cooperation and assistant by just doing the following:
(a) Provide your direct and private telephone/fax number
for effective communication.
(b) Give immediate reply to this E-mail for details on how
to proceed.
Upon receipt of your response, I will send to you the text of Application
you are required to forward to the Bank. For your cooperation and efforts
30% of the money will be for you as our foreign partner, while 70% will be
for my colleague and myself that will eventually visit your country for
disbursement of our portion. Send me your reply immediately you receive this
message for more directives to my private e-mail:
issa_mohammed102@hotmail.com Looking forward to a mutual beneficial business
relationship.
Best Regards,
MR ISSA MOHAMMED

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