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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: "Nawal Dahi" <nawal222_6@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:32:38 +0200
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

FROM Mr. NAWAL DAHI

ADDRESS :1O4 NORTCLIFF CNR
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
TEL: +27 835 346 708
NEW E-MAIL: nawaldahi@mail.com


URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
___________________________________

Dear sir,

I am NAWAL DAHI the son of Late Mr. PAUL DAHI the chief security officer to
the former president of Somalia. At Present now I am in South Africa as an
Asylum seeker. I got your contact through internet riserch here in South
Africa

In the course of the war in my country, my father was arrested and killed by
the rebel/opposition leader earlier February this year, due to his
involvement in the Government of the former president of the country.

This situation has placed me in a very bad/difficult situation here now.
Which made me to contact you for an assistance in helping me to transfer out
some huge amount of money which my father deposite with private Security
company here in South Africa.During his visit on
August 2002.

The amount is US$21 million, this was the money given to him to buy
ammunition,but like he forsee problem he did not purchase the amunition
instead he deposited the fund with the private security
company, before he was arrested and killed by the opposition party. And the
Government is not aware of this money in our custody here now. But all the
depository document is with me here in South Africa.

Now I needed your assistance to send the whole of this money (US$21MILLION)
out of here into your Private or company account over there for investment.
I would have operated with this money here but been a refugee I cannot be
allowed to use this fund here. Because we are under close monitor here.

Where your assistance could be possible, I will offer you 20% of the total
sum (USD21M) and all your expenses will be taken care of immediately after
the transaction.

Please, your prompt reply through my new email: nawaldahi@mail.com will be
highly appreciated to enable us conclude our internal arrangements here.

Thanks and have a nice day

Mr NAWAL DAHI.

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