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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: "Ms.Mourien Solomon" <smourien@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: msmourien@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 19:17:31 +0200
Subject: good day.

Dear sir,

I wish to present this proposal for the purpose of investment
in your country. My name is Mourien SOLOMON,I am 23 years old.
I am the daughter of HON.KOMANA MONOH SOLOMON the former
Minister of Transport and Communication with the present
Government of President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of
Sierra-Leone.

My father were arrested on 1st of Nov 2001 by Kabbah's
Government on allegation of using their postion in the
Govenment to aid smuggling of diamond from the Kono
diamond field,it was just a political vendetta.My father
later died in the prison,it was diagnonised that he was
poisoned, but Government report says heart failure.
Whatever it is, let God be the judge. He sent a note to
me before his death, regarding a deposit of the sum of

(USD$15,200.000.00) fifitheen Million Two Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars in this BANK. He instructed US to
move immediately with the documents to a neighbouring
country to seek asylum. We moved to the Republic of Mali
where we spent some time before finally moving to DAKAR,
to enquire about the deposit.My mother is serious sick
and was admitte as hospita here Dakar, so i am kind of
desolete.

Meanwhile i have located the bank,and have also discussed
the possible transfer of the fund to broad.Unfortunately,
my father left a clause that the fund should not be released
to me untill i attend the age of 30,or i have to introduce a
trusted foreign partner who would be my trustee and investor,
hence the need for your assistance. I request that you be my
trustee and assist me in effecting the transfer of the fund
to your account or an account you will nominate.You will also
be resposible for the investment and management of the fund
untill i am able to join you after my education your country.
You and us will agree on a percentage you will take for your
assistance.

Please let me know immediately if you can assist me so that I
will give you more informations about the deposit.

I thank you in anticipation to your quick response.

You's in God,
Ms.Mourien SOLOMON


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