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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: azhar_asj@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:12:55 +0000
Subject: Assalamu Alaikom

With respect,

Assalamu Alaikom !

I am Azhar Asjad, from Ivory Coast. I lost my Dad a couple of months ago.
My Father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his
death .

He was assassinated on August 2003 by the rebels following the political
uprising. Before his death he deposited the sum of US$5.2 Five Million
Two hundred United States dollars here in a Private Security Company which
was for the importation of cocoa processing machine.

Note, according to my late father, the money is in a trunk box and he did
not disclose to the security company the real content of the box he did
it to reduce the cost of demourage fees and for the safety of the fund according
to him, he decleard to the security company that the box contains a family
valuables.

I want you to do me a favour, to help me invest this fund in your country
for business investment as I do not have any knowledge of investment, that
will be after we retreive it from the security company.

I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and
industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you
are willing to assist me and my mother who is serious sick now in the hospital,
indicate your interest in replying soonest.

Thanks and best regards .

Azhar Asjad and Mrs. Itimad Asjad (my mother)

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