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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: abdulahi umar <ab_umar2@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 05:18:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM ABDULAHI UMAR


REQUEST FOR JOINT TRANSACTION.

I know this letter will come to you as a suprise expecially for the fact that we have not met or seen before. However,be rest assured that it is of good intensions. I am contacting you based on the information I gathered about your personality from our
chamber of commerce and industry.

I am MR.Abdulahi Umar, the director and officer incharge audit department of a BANK in Abidjan. During our auditing of the bank by the end of last year 2004, I came across the huge amount of money nine million dollars (US$9M) which has been dormant in the general trust/suspence account since 1995.

>From my investigation and findings the fund was deposited by a foreigner (deceased)who died during a plane crash in 1999. And since then the account has been dormant without claim from any person or persons.To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance and co-operation to come in as the beneficiary to this fund and apply for the claim for our mutual benefit. Be informed that all the process would be monitored here by me until you comfirm receipt of this fund into your designated account.

After which it should be shared as follows:45% for you 5% for any expenses incurred in the course of this transfer locally and internationlly while 50%will be for me. Be rest assured that this transfer is 100% risk free, as all arrangements for the hitch free transfer of this fund within 10 working days (2 weeks) have been put in place. Also this transaction should be treated with utmost confidentiality as I am still in service and intend to resign immediately this fund gets into your account.

If you are ready and capable of handling this business with me, urgently get back to me through my e-mail to enable us discuss and proceed for immediate action.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

As I lookforward to hearing from you soonest.

Best of Regards
MR. Abdulahi Umar.













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