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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: "Kolloma Dr.Mohammed" <drmohammedkolloma3@msn.com>
Reply-To: drmohammedkolloma@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:52:34 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT AND MUTUAL TRANSACTION

Dr.Mohammed Kolloma
kolloma Consults
chiwetaego crescent
Victoria-island
Lagos-Nigeria.
VERY URGENT AND MUTUAL TRANSACTION


It is with trust and beleive that I write to you. I am Dr.Mohammed Kolloma a
Financial Consultant to Mr.Christian Eich,an engineer who ran carmaker BMW's
museum in Germany his home country and as well a one time secret agent in
transferring of money overseas for the Late Senate president of the federal
republic of Nigeria {Late SENATOR CHUBA OKADIGBO}.Before his death On the
25th July 2000,[my client,his wife,two children and his wife's parents were
involved in AF4590 crash include all 109 people on board and five who died
on the ground when the plane crashed into the Hotelissimo,My client
{Mr.Christian Eich}deposited as Sensitive Photographic Materials in a
CONSIGNMENT,the sum of $10m in Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc here in Nigeria for
himself, with the hope of transferring it to his country as soon as he comes
back.

To know more about my clients's death,do please go through this website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Why I am contacting you is to seek your consent so that I can present you to
the the Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc where the deceased Deposited the
Consignment valued at 10million dollars as the rightful next of kin since
non of his workers or family relations knows of this money.As his financial
consultant,he gave me the Deposit Certificate of this Consignment which
contains nothing but $10m United States Dollars cash.Now that the management
of Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc has issued me a notice to provide his next of
kin within the 14 official working days,I have decided to present you to
them so that the proceeds of this Consignments(Money) valued at 10million
dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. 50% to
me and 40% to you and the other 10% will be for expenses each of us mighty
make.


I have all the necessary information that can be used to back up any Claim
that we may make and I assure you that you shall be paid this amount as the
beneficiary of the funds of my late client. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will
be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Trust me as his personal consultant that this is a
risk-free transaction. Please get in touch with me via my confidential
email, and send me the following information:

1)Your full names and address
2)Telephone and fax numbers .

Upon receipt of this information,we shall discuss further about this
transaction.

Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.

Dr.Mohammed Kolloma.


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