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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: kuma sherif <k_sherif25@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:06:54 +0000
Subject: CONTACT HER NOW



Dear Friend,Sorry for any inconveniences. Well, I just want to use this medium tothank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me inreceiving the inheritance funds, without any positive outcome. I amobliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the fundswith the help of a new partner from Chile.Contact my secretary inCotonouDefederal Republic of Benin .because I have left the whole instruction to him onyour behalf and instruct him where to send the $550.000.00 with outany further delay for your compensation.Her name is MRS MNUBA ALICE Email ( mnuba_alice@yahoo.fr )NB:NOTE :BELLOW IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS YOU WILL SEND TO MYSECRETARY(1) YOUR FULL NAMES(2) YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS(3) YOUR DIRECTCELPHONE NUMBER AND HOUSE PHONE WITH FAX IF ANY .In this moment, I'm very busy here in Chile because of the investmentprojects, which the new partner and I are having at hand. So feelfree to get in touch with MRS MNUBA ALICE to send the cheque to youwithoutany delay. EMAIL ADDRESS ( mnuba_alice@yahoo.fr )Regards
Mr. Kuma Sherif

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