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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: kate_oma@uk2.net
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 09:33:53 +0200
Subject: Widow Need Assistance

From;Mrs Kate Oma (Mother) & Mr Abu Oma (Son)
E-mail;kate_oma@uk2.net
E-mail;abu_oma@uk2.net
Tel/fax:+27(0)115075183



ATTN: DIRECTOR/CEO


CONFIDENTIAL AND FAMILY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an
Emergency to our condition with my mother here in South Africa, Be bless as you
assist me and my mother to transfer and invest our fund in your country.

I am MR.ABU OMA from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur, now seeking for
refuge in South Africa under the (UNHCR) united nation high commission for refuge;
with my mother, I got your contact during a desperate search for a possible
transaction. My (late) father HON DR. FELIX OMA, who was the former minister of
finance and economy in Sudan before he was assassinated by the rabbles in the
capital city of Khartoum 2003.

And all our properties were totally destroyed. However, we managed
to escape with some of my father's documents covering $10.5 Million dollars (ten
million five hundred us dollars), which is presently deposited safely in Finance
Bank here in S. Africa on my name as the! Only son of the family and the next of
kin.
The Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we are looking
for a trust and reliable foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and invest
the fund in his country, I was advice to live with my mother to S.Africa because I
was the next target as the only son of my family. All the vital documents will be
fax to you as our foreign partner who will receive the fund for the investment.

Meanwhile, we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy
Foreign personality to help us transfer the fund and invest it in his
Country and into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him.
Furthermore, we only want this done this way because your country is
Politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept our
proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on
Commencement of this proposed transaction.

You will send my mother and me a letter of invitation! To enable us to get a visa
and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to your country. I hope
you will not betray us because this fund is all our hope since my late father died.
I am giving you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your
Acceptance to assist us; we have accepted to give you 20% of the total fund, and we
decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation in your
company.
Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscellaneous expense as that may occur
during the transfer.

Conclusively, I wish you send me a reply immediately as soon
as you receive this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be
transfer to your country. On commencement, this transaction will take nothing less
than 8 working days to be accomplished as the bank management tell us. All documents
covering the fund are safe and intact here with us. I will fax you all the vital
documents to enable you to contact the finance firm for the transfer. My mother is
sending her greetings to you and your family.
Kindly keep this transfer secret and confidential.
Contact me on this tel/fax number as soon as you receive this
message.:+27(0)115075183 for more details, Please use this email address;
{kate_oma@uk2.net}{abu_oma@uk2.net}

Thanks
Yours Faithfully
Abu Oma & {Mother} Kate Oma
E-mail;kate_oma@uk2.net
E-mail;abu_oma@uk2.net


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