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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: "MRS. FATMA TAMER" <ftamer_victoryy@hamptonroads.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:02:13 -0600
Subject: FROM ME TO YOU



DEAR FRIEND,
FORGIVE MY INDIGNATION IF THIS MESSAGE COMES TO YOU AS A SURPRISE AND MAY OFFEND YOUR PERSONALITY FOR CONTACTING YOU WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR CONSENT AND WRITING THROUGH THIS CHANNEL. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE PROFESSIONAL DATABASE FOUND IN THE INTERNET WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A
RELIABLE FOREIGNER WHO WILL ASSIST ME INVEST THIS FUND.

AFTER SERIES OF PRAYERS/FASTING. I WAS DIVINELY DIRECTED TO CONTACT YOU AMONG OTHER NAMES FOUND IN THE DATABASE. I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS A WAY OF HELPING WHO IS IN A PROBLEM AND NOBODY ON EARTH WAS BORN WITHOUT PROBLEM. EVERY PROBLEMS HAVE A DIVINE SOLUTION IN BRIEF,

I AM MRS FATMA TAMER WIDOW TO THE LATE ALHAJI MAHMOUD AKADER TAMER WHO DIED IN THE ILL FATED EGYPT AIR FLIGHT 990 WHICH CRASHED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ON OCTOBER 31ST 1999.OUR FAMILY LAWYER GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME SOME FEW WEEKS AGO THAT THE TIME MY LATE HUSBAND STIPULATED FOR HIS WILL
TO BE READ TO HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY AS REACHED AND ASKED ME AND MY
CHILDREN TO SEE HIM AT HIS OFFICE THE NEXT DAY, AFTER GOING THROUGH THE WILL I GOT TO KNOW THAT APART FROM
THE LANDED PROPERTIES AND THE MONIES HE LEFT BEHIND IN HIS VARIOUS ACCOUNTS WHICH HIS BROTHERS HAS SEIZED, THAT HE ALSO LEFT A HUGE SUM OF MONEY FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN BUT WITH A CLAUSE THAT BEFORE I CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE MONEY THAT IS PRESENTLY LODGED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY, I
MUST FORMALLY PRESENT TO THE COMPANY SOMEBODY THAT WILL
BE WILLING TO INVEST THE MONEY ON MY BEHALF AND OUR KIDS.

BASED ON ALL THE FOREGOING HENCE I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU IN ORDER FOR ME TO PRESENT YOU. BELOW IS THE DETAILS OF THE CRASHED AIRPLANE AND THOSE THAT WERE ON BOARD.

http://WWW.CNN.COM/US/9911/02/EGYPTAIR990.LIST/INDEX.HTML

I SHALL FURNISH YOU WITH DETAILS UPON YOUR RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS.
FATMA TAMER(MRS)
NB:I SHALL BE SENDING TO YOU MY PERSONAL AND FAMILY PICTURES AND PLEASE INDICATE YOUR AGE,OCCUPATION,TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION

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