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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: "bundo mama" <bundo_mama@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrbundomama@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:36:25 +0000
Subject: INHERITANCE CLAIM

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am making this contact with you in good faith. I got your
email address from the Foreign Department in our Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Office.I am working with the HABIB Nigeria
Bank Plc,Shehu Musa Yar'adua House,Kaduna-Nigeria.

For your information, there is one business merchant an
American who deposited money here as Fixed Solid Investment,
His name is MR,MORRIS THOMPSON.He died as a result of plane
crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January
31 2000, including his wife and the only daughter. I am
his accounting officer.His estates with THE HABIB BANK
worth $10.5million dollars.

However, since the death, I have made several inquiries to
let his people know about his money in our bank but I did
not receive any response. Now I have decided to link
anybody to stand as MR,MoRRIS next of kin/Fund Investment
Manager in order to claim the money he deposited here as a
Fixed Solid Investment, since nobody has come forward to
make the claim.

As I will give you all information you may need about
MR,MoRRIS and his banking relationship with the HABIB
BANK to enable you stand as his FUND INVESTMENT
MANAGER/NEXT OF KIN to assigned the funds into your
custody.

This transaction will go through normal banking/legal process
only that you have to stand firm. I will direct you on how
to apply for the claims of this money. If you are interested
and capable to carry out this transaction with me.Reply through
this email: mrmamabundo@yahoo.ca

You can read more about MR,Morris and the crash by visiting this
website.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ and
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

I am waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards,
Mr,Bundo Mama.


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