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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: abubakar lambos <abubakar_lamb004qk@zwallet.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:42:08 +0000
Subject: Response needed.

My Dear Friend,



I wish to use this medium to get intouch with you, my name is MR AHMED ABUBAKAR,The first son of late MR ABUBAKAR LAMBOS. My father was a very wealthy GOLD and COCOA merchant who based in ACCRA GHANA and LOME-TOGO respectively, The economic capital of LOME.



He was poisoned to death by his business associate on one of their business outings. When my mother died on the 21ST october 1994, My father took me and my sister so special because we were motherless.Before the death of my father on the 29th March 2002

in a private hospital here in LOME-TOGO, He called me on his bed side and told me that he had a sum of9.000,000 US DOLLARS (NINE MILLION USA DOLLARS)kept currently in a coded security company vault overseas.



I need a very reliable investor participant who is not known as my associate, that I could entrust with the PIN ! and Certificate of Deposit to help me remove the fund since no name were used in securing the vault.He said that it was because of this weal



th that he was poisoned by his business assocaites, That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes,I want you to assist me in clearing this fund into your account ove

rseas,and also assist me in investing it properly I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.



(1)To assist me to clear this fund from the security company and transfer to your account successfully. (2) to provide a bank account into which this money would be transfered to.(3)To serve as the guardian of this fund since I am 25years this june.(4) T

o make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my Education .Moreover, I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as compensation for your effort input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated account.



Furthermore,you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within ten days, from the day you signify interest to assist me.Awaiting to hear from you.



Thanks and God bless you as you for your anticipated

cooperation.



Best Regards,

MR Armed Abubakar.

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