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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: "Mr. Abudullah Nassir." <abdullnass80@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdullnass81@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:40:52 +0000
Subject: Hello,Secrecy and confidentiality.

My Dear,

Good day to you, I hope fine, dear am writing this mail with due respect and heartful of tears,sorrow and pains in my heart, since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance,i have gone through your profile and will be very glad if you can render me assistance to my situation now.

I would like to use this opportunity to introduce my self to you, My name is Mr. Abdullah Nassir, from ivory coast in west Africa presently residing in Dakar due to the civil war going on in my country.

My late father Dr Mahmood Nassir, was the personal advicer to the former head of state before the rebels attacked our house one early morning killing our security,my mother and my father, It is only my Sister and me that is alive now and we managed to make our way to near by country Senegal where we are living now. My father deposited the sum of (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) in a finance company (£7500.000.000).I would like to know more about you.

I will give you details about the deposit as you respond to my request. I have all original copies of the documents concerning this money with me here and the proof. So please am expecting to hear from you soonest.We are prepared to offer you 20% of the total funds for your able assistance and support and would send you proofs of the funds as soon as we favourably hear from you.

True my private Email abdullnass@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:abdullnass@yahoo.co.uk> Finally I implore you to treat this transaction with secrecy and confidentiality for security reasons.
I Need Your Informetion's
HOME ADDRESS N;0.............................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER..........................................
FAX NUMBER.......................................................
AGE......................................
YOUR FULL NAME..............................................
Thanking, You in anticipation and Allah bless you. Mr. Abdullah Nassir.



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