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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: "Abdul Awwal Sabur." <abdulawwal.sabur1900@hotmail.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdulawwalsabur1905@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 22:50:53 +0000
Subject: My Intention!

From. Abdul Awwal Sabur.
Villa 139 Sicap Diuppel.
BP 234 Liberte Dakar.
Dakar-Senegal,West Africa.

It is a delight to have your esteemed contact, i am Abdul Awwal Sabur,
from Liberia. I wish to invest in a manufacturing and real estate
management industry in your country. I have ($2.3 Million United State
Dollars) to invest in the industry and I will require your assistance in
receiving the funds into your bank account in your country.

This money was released from the gold dust sold During the war in my
country Liberia by my late father Mr. Suleman H. Sabur, he deposited this
money with a Fiduciary Company here in Dakar, with enabling conditions
for the release of the fund which are as follows:

(1) I must be 22 years or above.
(2) Upon request for the release of the fund, there must be evidence of
an appointed foreign partner with investment intentions especially
outside the West Africa.

I will gladly give you 10% of the total sum for your assistance. Please
it is important that you reply as soon as possible with your private
phone and fax number for our verbal communication.

Waiting for your prompt response.

Abdul Awwal Sabur

Wassalam.


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