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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: "Mohammad Ali" <alim36mo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ali2008228@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 07:21:04 +0000
Subject: SALAAM ALIEKUM

Dear ,

After going through your profile,I became interested in disclosing everything about myself to you.I am Single interested in long term relationship.I am Mohammad Ali the Son of late Dr. Ali Mustafa the former chief accountant of the Gold and Diamond minning corporation of Sierra Leone, who was assassinated by the RUF rebels on the 16 of April 2005.

Unfortunately my mother died for hypertension three week later here in Abidjan and before then my mother has already advised me to look for a person abroad who will assist me by fronting as the foreign partner to our father on whose behalf he deposited the sum of $10,000,000.00 Million.

This money was deposited with a bank herein Abidjan,it was deposited for a foreign business with his partners. Now that I am in Abidjan and verified the deposit, I need your assistance to help me to transfer this money out, for investment in your country.

I ask you to scout for a valuable and lucrative business , so that both of us can invest wisely, apart from the relationship. I have in mind to give you 20% of the total , and 5% for any expenses which you may incure in course of this transaction.

By this mail you are now requested to arrange on how this money will be transfer into your account by sending your details information like telephone and fax number with your bank information deatils so that the transfer will be faster.
Waiting for your quick response .

Yours sincerely,
 
Mohammad Ali.
Tel 0022508555755


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