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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: "MR ABDULLAH ABRAHAM" <ab_abrahamhh30@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ab_abdullah001az@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:04:39 +0400
Subject: FROM MR ABDULLAH ABRHAM

>From Mr. Abdullah Abraham
C/O: Refugee camp-Abidjan
Republic Of Cote D'Ivoire
Email; ab_abdullah001az@yahoo.fr
Dear Good Friend.
How are you and your family hope all is well? I came across your profile and have decided to get in touch with you, to see if you could be able to help me complete this deal with me, My name is Mr. Abdullah Abraham, from sierra Leon working in Exchange bank here, as a bank manager [BB.H EXCHANGE BANK] here in Cote d’Ivoire, please my dear one I will like you to keep this business deal very secrete for me, because if this may be opened, I am gone in this country.

I am writing this letter to ask for your support and maximum co-operation to carry out this profitable business opportunity in my department. one of our best customer called, [Mr. Adam Johnson] Who lost his life in the course of the crisis here in Cote D'ivoire on the 7th of June on his way to there company ( Nestle Food Plc) Mr. Adam Johnson made some Amount of [11.8 million in local currency here, which is equivalent to [$8.7 Million USD] for proper Exchange, it happened this man dos not make any next of king in this mater we only gave him certificate of deposit only, and I am with the copy of this certificate of deposit with me, now no body has Eva come for this money opt-ill now, which I hope that this man did not let any one to know about this fund before his death.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.
After a month, I sent a reminder and finally discovered from his contract Employers, the (Nestle Food Plc) That Mr. Adam Johnson, lost his life in the course of the crisis here in Cote D'ivoire on date of 7th June, on his way to there company (Nestle Food Plc) now if I don’t work over this fund and make sure that this money transferred out of this country this very money must get into government hand as an abandon property. I think this is my opportunity to aim this fruit of life as it happened that this man does not make any next of king to this fund I can not let this man sweat to be inheriting by government.
Now on my regard to transfer this fund out of the country there must be Evidence of investment intentions especially outside the West Africa , which required an outsider who will stand as an foreign investor before this money could be transfer out from the country, I am contacting you therefore to confirm if you can absorb me in partnership in your company or possibly advice me on any investment opportunity in your country, which I can invest this fund into, and assist me so that we can transfer this money out from this country, while I will be here to feed you up in any information and documents that met be needed towards this transaction.

All i need from you to feed me up with your full details information which will back me up and work towards the documents on your name so that this fund will be permit to be transfer into an account which you will be provide to me, and I will come over to you to commence business partnership with you, meanwhile I am willing to offer you 35% of total amount for your help and 5% we be map for any expanses you might have done all I will offer you 40% while the rest will be for me as the head of the deal.
I Expect your urgent response and I will be forwarded to you all the full details information immediately, including my full details information, and also your full details information will be needed your nationality your house address your private telephone number and fax number and the kind of business you do, If it plead your mind to work with me in this transaction please Email back AT this my private id;(ab_abdullah001az@yahoo.fr )so that I will give to you the full details about my self and all the documents will be forwarded to you immediately.
Thanks expected for your cooperation.
Regards
Mr. Abdullah Abraham.


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