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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Rasheed mohammed" <rasheed_office4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rasheed_office4@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:00:21 +0000
Subject: GOOD-DAY.

Attn: CEO/ MANAGER,

PAYMENT SOLUTION

I am Hon. Dr. Mohammed Rashidi, Chairman Senate Committee of Foreign Payment
/PMST/in my country, Africa; my office monitors and controls the affairs of
all banks and financial institutions in country concerned with foreign
contract payments. I am the final signatory to all foreign transfers of huge
funds moving within banks both the local and international levels in line to
foreign contracts settlement. I have before me the list of foreign contract
payment files,which are due to be transferred to their nominated accounts.

Meanwhile, we identified some of these accounts to be ghost
accounts,unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was among
the under listed contractors expecting their
funds to be transferred into their accounts, on this note; I wish to have a
deal with you as regards to the unpaid fund.

I have the file before me and hope they data's are correct and un-tampered
unless you reconfirm your banking details for me to properly authenticate
them. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to
the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits.

I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I
received two days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments /
Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports expenditures and audited
reports of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit the
contract sum to your nominated account following my idea that we have a
deal/agreement and I am going to perfect the paperwork legally.

MY CONDITIONS
1. The total sum of USD$19M will be Transfer in to your account I
will provide you after you have confirmed the transfer of
the fund into your account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T),
confirmable in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all
correspondence will be strictly by private email /
telephone and fax, for security purposes.

3. There should be no other third parties as most problems
associated with such payments are caused by their agents or
representatives.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l will advise you on the
nextline of action and immediately the fund transfer will
commence without further delay as I would proceed to fix
your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the 10
working day
Hon. Dr. Mohammed Rashidi


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