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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: "Amina Ahmed" <amina_5006@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amina2_25@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 23:21:11 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE,

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE,
plz mail me for more details;
(amina_5006@yahoo.co.uk)



GREETINGS, Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.Dear, It is my great interest and the trust which I have on you, though we have not met before, neither have we seen for the first time, but before I pick up your profile and write to you I prayed over it that God should direct me to a trust woulthy and God fearing partner who will help me out over my problem. For this permit me to go into business
relationship with you, since I have made up my mind to do this business with you.

I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to it's esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person I can do business with and by their recommendations. I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Amina Ahmed ; the only Daughter of late Mr and Mrs Moha med Ahmed.
My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant in and Gold producer here in Abidjan,the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to disccus on a business deal. While my mother died on when am still a kid.so, my father took me so special because i am motherless.

Before the death of my father on 30th dec.2003 inprivate hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has a sum of $13.000.000 (Thirteen Million US dollars) left in a suspense account in a bank here and the bank affliate Ivory coast and that he used my name as his only Daughter for the next of kin in depositing of the fund. and here is an attachments of my photo and the receit used in depositing the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth and some huge amount of money his business associates supposed to balance him from the deal they had that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a God fearing foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate
management).

Dear, i am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.

1) To provide a Bank account where this money would be
transferred to.
2) To serve as the guardian of this since I am a Girl of 22 years.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to
secure a residentpermit in your country.
4)someone to trust for the safety of the fund.
Moreover dear, i am willing to offer you 25% of the sum as compensation for effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your designate account overseas.
Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God Bless.
Best regards
Amina Ahmed


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