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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: Motts Ramond <mottslg11@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:14:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: jona and mother.


Hello... Dear.
 
        Please, I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency, 
but is my condition here with my mother here in Cairo-Egypt, Be bless as you help
me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country.
 
      My name is Jona ALMAMMY with My Mother from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur, now seeking for refuge in Egyptl under the(UNHCR)united nation high
commission for refuge with my mother.
 
      I got your contact during a desperate search here in Egypt for a possible
investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR. ALMAMMY William, who was the
former minister of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assinated by
the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2007. And all our properties was
totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my father's
documents covering $8.500.000 Million dollars(Eight Million Five Hundered
Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently deposited safely in a security company in United Arab Emirates on my name as the only son of the family and the next of king.
 
       The Security company have approved to release the fund deposited on my name but we arelooking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to
transfer and invest the fund in his country. i was advice to live with my
mother to Egypt because i was the next target as the only son of my
family. All the vital documents will be send to you as our foreign partner
who will recive the fund for the investment.
 
       Meanwhile, we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn,
personality to help us receive the money and invest it in his country and
into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, we
only want this done this way because your country is politically stable for
any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will
serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed
transactions.
 
      You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get a
visa and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to your
country. i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money is
all our hope since my late father died. I am giving you the offers as
mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we have
decided to invest 50% of the total fund based on equity participation in
your company. Secondly, we shall also take 40% out for any miscelleneous
expenses that may occure during the transfer. why 10% is for you.
 
         Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve
this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to
your country. On commencement, this transaction will take nothing less than 10
working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my mother..

All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in Egypt
i will send you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the Security
Company for the delivering please mother is sending her greetings to you and your
family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail please. 
 please send me your telephone number so i can cll you ok.
Thanks yours son,
Jona & Mother.




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