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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: "Rosliza Ramlah Binti-Rahman" <roslizaramlah_r@yahoo.com.my> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:09:48 +0100
Subject: ASSAMALU ALAIKUM.

Dear Sir,
Please, l apologise for using this medium to reach you. My name is Ramlah Rosliza Binti Rahman,i am a Malaysian Citizen,I work as the Head of Logistic Dept to STANDARD ASSURANCE & FINANCE .i decided to contact you, to be my partner in business so as to help me raise capital to invest in a profitable business . I have been working with (S.A.F.) company for the past years.Within this period, I have watched With meticulous interest how African heads of states and other government functionaries, like Mobutu Seseko
of Zaire, Ferdinand Marcos of Philippines,Baby Doc" Duvalier of Haiti, President Suharto of Indonesia have been using DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY to shift their money abroad and deposit it with several names and nationalities. They bring in, these Consignments of money and secretly declare the content as,precious stones, family treasure Etc.
These past heads of states and president have hundreds of consignments deposited with STANDARD ASSURANCE & FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY IN LONDON HERE. Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives, have claimed most of this consignments. A lot of them are still unclaimed for as much as (10)ten years; nobody may ever come for them, Because in most cases, the
documents of deposit are never available to any body except the depositor, and most of them are dead. Since the inception of the 2000 millennium,STANDARD
ASSURANCE & FINANCE management changed the policy/procedure of claims of consignments. That as soon as you are able to produce all the secret
information as contained in the secret file of any Consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. The late Mobutu Seseko has over (7)seven Consignments, deposited with several names and codes. (4)four of this
consignment have been claimed in past (10) Ten months,after his Death. I have finished every arrangement as to the claim, for you to come and claim consignments, No.1011 containing $15 million Dollars and No.1012 containing $20 million Dollars, My plan is to supply you with all the information
and documents regarding the Deposit of the Consignment by Email. Nobody will ever know I am involved in this deal in the company. I suggest upon
conclusion, we share 50-50. I assure you that the business have been planned for (3)three years now. Please you can reach me as soon as
you receive this mail.so that i can furnish you with more details how to use your personality and apply for urgent release of this two chest box to you.
hope to hear from you soonest
bye Ramlah Rosliza Binti Rahman.



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