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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: "mohamed rami" <mohamedrami2@klikni.cz>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 10:50:25 -0700
Subject: Mohamed Beckford Rami.


I am Mohamed Beckford Rami, the manager of PINES SECURITY COMPANY; it is my
pleasure to write you this mail.

I am writing you from London, as it may interest you to know. I got your
contact through your country business directory in the Internet while
searching for a foreign partner and contact.

A customer of this company Capt. Camel Joe, lost his life and family on the
Tsunami Disaster which occurred in Thailand, having a huge sum of money
{US$12,000,000} deposited in our security vault for safe keeping, the entire
company are unaware of the actual content in the box, as it was deposited as
a family valuable treasure under Diplomatic coverage, of which the company
have no access to the content except on instruction of the depositor or next
of kin, but I as the manager of the company knows the actual content in the
box but I have no personal access/power to claim it without the assistance
of a foreign partner, who have to stand as the next of kin to the deceased.

I am contacting you to stand as the next of kin to the deceased customer,
while I as the manager is here as your insider /partner and I will do every
thing humanly possible to get it approved on your name and get the save box
transferred to you in your country, while I shall resign from my company,
fly over to your country immediately to meet with you in person for
sharing/investment purposes.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for claim.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up
for claim. All I require from you is your honest, cooperation, above all
confidentiality, to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that
this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through this
email:mohamedrami35@yahoo.co.uk<email%3Amohamedrami35@yahoo.co.uk>

Best Regards.
Mohamed Beckford Rami.

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