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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "MR MOHAMMED WADANAS" <mohammedwadanas_@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mohammedwadanas_@myway.com
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:02:55 -0700
Subject: Dear/sir/ma

Dear/sir/ma
In the name of Almighty Allah, The Merciful, the Master of the day of
Judgment I greet you May The Almighty Allah Give You The Wisdom To
Understand My Predicament.
I am MAHAMMED WADA NAS, The Eldest Surviving Son Of Late
Alhaji Wada Nas. May His Soul Rest In Peace I Hereby Solicit For Your
HelpI KnowIt Might Marvel You On How I Got To Know About You But It Was On
My Search Through The Internet That My Spirit Directed Me To You.
I Have A Business Proposal For You Which I Hope By The Special Grace Of
Allah Will Be Beneficial To You And Me. This Business Proposal Is Not
AnIllusion But Achievable If Giving Your Maximum Support And
co-operation.I Have To Assure You That This Business Proposal Is Risk Free.
My Father, Alhaji Wada Nas Was The Special Duties Minister Of Nigeria
And Also The Chairman Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP
Before he was killed by this Wicked Government. You Can Read of His
Death from http:/ /www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/cover/f404012005.html<
/FONT>. On The Dying Days Of My Father, He Revealed To Me Of About
 
$15.8m[Fifteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars Kept In A Financial
Security Company And He Directed Me To Transfer This Money To A Foreign
Account Before The Government Knows Of It .My Mother And I Are Left With
No Other Option Than To Invest This Money Outside The Country Where It
Will Be Safe. I Hereby Propose This To You If And Only If I Can Count
On You You Take 33%Of The Money, I Take 4%, 5% Will Be For Any Expenses
Incurred During The Transfer Of This Fund, and The Remaining 15% Will
Be For A Joint Business In Your Country. Please, all What I Needed From
You Is Your Telephone Number And Your Contact Address For Onward
Transfer Of This Fund. I Seriously Count On Your Support And Cooperation God
Bless You. Yours Faithfully, MAHAMMED WADA NAS N:B : Please reply me
back to this Email address;
 mahammedwadanas@computermail.net mohammedwadanas_@myway.com

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