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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: "nurudine" <nurudine_munkaila@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zr_rrz@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:42:32 -0800
Subject: get back to me now

Hello.
Though you don't know me, I am Nurudine Munkaila, a sierra
leonnean and who has just gotten out of the hands of
Rebel Soldiers,fighting against the regime of
President Tijan Ahmed Kaba and his troop.My father
who was then the chairman of the diamond co-operation
in Sierra Leonne,was killed also by the rebels .On
the intervention of Rev.Jesse Jackson, we were
released and presently staying in a refugee camp in
Ghana.i am a boy of 27 old live with my young sister.
Before my father's death ,he notified me of a huge
amount he hurriedly deposited with a security company
here in Ghana (during the war ).He gave me the
documents and authority to claim the consignments from
the company.The amount involved in the consignments
is $10.5 m(ten million,five hundred thousand US
dollars).He logded with the company as a jewelleries.
With some Gold in the trunk box,the gold is under the
money.
We can also send you the photograph of the money which
my father snapped before he deposited it at the
company.
The security company is prepared to help me carry my
consignments (money) out of Africa.This security
company officials, do travel on official assignments
and with diplomatic immunity,to pay offshore
contractors.I want you to assist me as my partner to
help me receive the consignments over there and keep
it in a safe place.You will then send me a letter of
invitation,in other from me to get my visa to join you
up.I am also interested in Buying a house as I will be
coming to settle down there with my family and you
should advise me on a Profitable business in your
country.
For your assistant,I am prepared to compensate you
with 15% of the money,5% will be set aside for extra
expenditure,during the cause of this transaction.While ,the rest will be for my investments.
Please let me know my intentions immediately through
my email information above my email adderss is( zr_rrz@yahoo.co.uk ) cell phone number is 00233244665614 i will be waiting to here from u very soon
NOTE: Please treat this as confidential ,as I have
not told anybody except you .
Waiting to hear from you.
Yours truly,
Nurudine Munkaila





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