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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: "bullians & Mother" <zuma_bullians@ozu.es> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zuma_bullians111@ozu.es
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:46:34 +0000
Subject: WE ARE DAYING IN THE REFEGUE CAMP

Zuma bullians&Mother
know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an
emergency to
our condition with my mother here in Cote D' Ivoire Abijan, Be bless as
you
help me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your
country.My
name is Zuma Bullians. with My Mother from the republic of Sudan in
Central
Africa Dafur, now seeking for refuge in Cote D' Ivoire l under
the(UNHCR)united nation high commission for refuge with my mother.

I got your contact during a desperate search here in Cote D' Ivoire for
a
possible investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR. ALMAMMY
BULLIANS,
who was the former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he
was
assasineted by the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2003. And all
our
properties was totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with
some of
my father's documents covering $18.500.000 Million dollars(Eighteen
Million
Five Hundered Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently deposited
safely
in a Bank here in Cote D' Ivoire Abijan West Africa on my name as the
only
son of the family and the next of kin.

The Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we
are
looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to
transfer and inves the fund in his country. i was advice to live with
my
mother to Cote D' Ivoire abidjan because i was the next target as the
only
son of my family. All the vital documents will be fax to you as our
foreign
partner who will recive the fund for the investment.

Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy
foriegn
personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country
and
into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore,
we
only want this done this way because your country is politically stable
for
any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will
serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed
transactions.

You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to
get a
visa and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to
your
country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money
is
all our hope since my late fathe r died. I am giving you the offers as
mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we
have
decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation
in
your company. Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous
expenses that may occure during the transfer.

Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you
recieve
this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be
transfer to
your country. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less
than 4
working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my
mother.

All documents covering the fund are and intact with us here in Cote D'
Ivoire Abidjan and also send me.

(1)your private phone number
(2)your private fax number
(3)your private email address so that i will contact you for more
ditails

i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the
Bank
firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and
your
family. kindly keep this transfer seceret and confidentail between you
and
us .

My mother is sending her greetings to you and your family my private
email
address (zuma_bullians222@ozu.es

TELE +225 064 084 70

Thanks, yours son,
Bullians & Mother


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