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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: barrister mamudu keita <mamuduatlaw@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 05:57:19 -0800
Subject: FOREIGN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL

Dear Sir/Madam,

Am a reputable banker and am closing up with retirement, i have fund i
want to invest outside Africa because of political instabilities in
all region of Africa.I want to invest in the following areas ONLY :
Real Estate, Agriculture,wear manufacturing,construction,
engineering.

If you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in any
of the mentioned business sectors or any other VIABLE business in your
country. Please write me for possible business co-operation. More so,
am ready to facilitate and fund any business that is capable of
generating maximum profit per annual return on investment (AROI) Joint
Venture partnership.

I am confident that you will give your consideration to this proposal
and respond positively within a short period of time. I am available
to discuss this proposal with you and to answer any questions you may
have in regard to this investment. As soon as you give your positive
response to this proposal, I will not hesitate in sending you the
details information of this great investment partnership opportunity
and the actual amount i want to invest

I look forward to discussing this opportunity further with you and
specify your area with prove,also if there is better investment plan
you have inform me for funding the project, so that we can proceed,if
these mail do not match your profession kindly discard.

Yours Sincerely,
Alh Mamudou Keita
mamudoukeita@yahoo.com
mamudukeita@gmail.com
SKYPE:mamudukeita

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