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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: idris amina <idrisamina12@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:34:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Miss Amina Idris Guei, p:s iam seeking for your assistance.


Dearest One,

SALAMALEKUM,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you.
I am Miss Amina Idris Guei the only dauther of late ex military/ex president of cote d'Ivoire
Robert Guei. On the 19th sept 2002 my father/mother including every members
of our family was murdered by the unknown rebels during the time they attack our
house by shooting and looting, even this is one of the things that contributed
to the present crisis in our country today.

ALLAH so kind I was not in town when the incident occurred, the plans of the rebels is to kill every members of our family so that no one will rise up to revenge as time goes on. I am in our country without any one knowing although I am on hiding so that the unknown rebels will not get to me and kill me like they killed all the members of our family. Why I still stay back in our country is to transfer the $18.5m USD which my late father deposited in one of the security company here in Abidjan, he deposited it as family treasure for security reasons.

I want to seek for your help to invest this fund in your country as my foreign partner so that you will help me invest this fund very wisely in your country and use it for investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel managements.I believe that this transaction would be concluded within fourteen (14)days you signify your interest to assist me. Before I even pick you to assist me I have prayed and
slept over it asking ALLAH to provide for me a Godly minded person that will assist me in this transaction.I will give you more details of the transaction in my
next mail.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.you can contact me through my privacte email address (idrisamina_ms1@yahoo.fr)

Thanks and ALLAH bless.
Best regards,
Miss Amina Idris Guei.












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