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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: ahmed2000@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:22:21 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?DEAREST=20ONE=2E?=






FROM ahmed mustapha

Hello,

I am ahmed mustapha the only son of late former Director of finance, Dr
usman mustapha of Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I must confess
my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late
father diverted
this money meant for purchase of ammunition, for my country,during the
peak ofdisastrous civil war in my country, now he has deposited the money
with BANK here in Abidjan, where I am residing under political Assylum with
my younger sister hadiza. Now the war in my country is over with the help
of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the
passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask
countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and
confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you,allI
needed from you is to furnish me with your bank particulars:

1) Account name(2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax numbers
4) your private telephone /fax numbers

For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account,the
said amount is twenty four million United States dollars. I am compensating
you with 15% of the total money amount,now all my hope is banked on you
and I really
wants to invest this money in your country, were theirisstability of Government,political
and economic welfare.
Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father Dr usman mustapha gave me the deposit slip issued to
him by the Bank on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify because, I
do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep
this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life,it
is important.Please write me immediately after you must have gone through
my message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered
you 15% of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses
you might
incure, I am resolving to give you an addition of 5% during this
transaction.

N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment
opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when
it is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate
management and hotel business, please advise me. And promise me and my younger
sister to be our
guardianb considering our situation and not to betray us. And my late father
used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of kin on the day of deposit
and also told me to look an assistance of a foreigner with a legitimate
bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary and partner abroad
to ensure a successful hitch free transfer of the fund abroad.Please
we waiting to hear from you thanks and God bless you.

Yours truly,
ahmed mustapha



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