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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: "from miss faith paul" <mohammed_abu01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mohammed_abu22@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 19:26:37 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY.

Dear,
May I seek your indulgence to introduce myself to you .please dont be
surprise.
I am group Captain mohammed Abu of the Senegal, State Security
Services
attached to the Presidency. On the 28th of March 2006, the former
President
of Liberia Charles Taylor disappeared from his abode in theSouthern
Part of
the country in Calabar. The United Nations wanted him to face a trial
for
war activities in Liberia and the American President George Bush
ordered for
his arrest. On hearing the arrest order, Charles Taylor disappeared
from
his home in Calabar that led to the highdypiglidy in the country to
DAKAR
SENEGAL.

Meanwhile, the President of senegal, President Abdulawade was away to
America for a meeting with President George Bush. The effect of the
disappearance of Mr. Taylor made the American President to shave his
meeting
with President Abdulawade sighting inadequate security in the senegal
government.

President Abdulawade called the State Security Services (SSS) which is
headed by me to make sure that the former warlord of Liberia be fetched
out
anywhere he was. We went to search his house but met his absence.
However,
on the 29th March, we spread our searchparty network and were able to
arrest
Charles Taylor in the boundary boarder between senegal and Gambia.He
was
taken to Dakar and an immediate repatriation order came from President
Abdulawade from America to hand the former president of Liberia to
united
nation.

Meanwhile, on our routine check in his house in Calabar, I discovered a
huge
amount of money $15.5M cash in a save box packaged probably he wanted
to fly
with it but due to the time constraint he couldnit. The key is with me.
As a
security officer, I will be queried on how I came about this money
hence I
seek your indulgence to help me receive this money.

It will be done in such a way that with my high level contact the
money
will be despatched to any country since is not in africa countries. No
risk
involved. I have discussed with a security company who will assist me
to fly
this money out of this country in a deplomatic way. If you are
interested
on this transaction, Please revert urgently through my private email
address
mohammed_abu22@yahoo.com and give me your consent together with

If you are not interested, please do keep it up to
yourself for security reasons.

I promise you that there is no risk involved in this transaction as
nobody
knows what was in the box and no other person knows that such is in my
possession. Sharing ratio will be discussed in our next correspondence.
Please revert as soon as possible.
Awaiting to hear from you urgently.
Thanks.

GROUP CAPT. MOHAMMED ABU.






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