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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: "marima musa" <marima_musa@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 17:54:25 +0100
Subject: from mariama is urgent


I
Dear

Goodday , I know that this proposal might be as surprise to you,because you dont know me before, but it as an emergency to my condition , l am miss marima musa 24 years old girl , l am from republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur, now seeking for refugee in Dakar Senegal under (UNHCR) united nation high commission ,please l will like you to reason with my story with understanding,

I got your contact during a desperate search in internet for a possible transartion, My (late) father .Alhaji Momodu musa, was former minister of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assinated with my mother, by the Rebles in Khartoon 2004 in our house. also l was raped.And all our properties was totally destroyed, However, l managed to escape with some of my father documents covering ($9.5 Million u.s dollars.) which deposited safely in a SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY in Dakar Senegal on my name as the next of kin,also he have some money in other countrys too.wish l have to think on how to get them,as you can see l am a refugee l dont know what to do.

Nearly 200,000 refugees like me, the majority of them women and children,we to have fled across the border from Sudan into Chad since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region in March 2004. we refugees have left behind our homes lost kids and often loved ones in Darfur, where militias have reportedly killed and raped villagers, looted and burned houses and possessions and driven people from their homes.

Most of us refugees in eastern Chad are sheltered in 11 camps established by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where we receive humanitarian aid, shelter, water and basic services.
Life in the camps is not easy in the desert environment of eastern Chad, where water and firewood are extremely scarce. Sandstorms are a regular feature during the dry months and torrential rains flood the landscape in the wet season.yet in the faces of us refugees, dignity and hope remain in spite of the hardships and the violence we have suffered .l came to Dakar senegal because of this money and l dont want people to know that l have such with me.and also l have contacted the SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY and they have approved to transfer the fund deposited,

but l am looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist me to transfer and invest the fund in his country , All the vital documents will be fax to you as my foreign partner who will recieve the fund for the investment, Meanwhile l have problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me transfer the money and invest it in his country and into his possession pending my arrival to meet with him, Furthermore, l only want this to be done in this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment and only if you accept my proposal,

i hope you will not betray me because this money is only my hope since my parents is know more, l have decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on the type of business . Secondly, l will also take 10% out for any miscelleneous expenses that may occure during the transfer and also l will give you 20%.for your help, Conclusively, i wish you will send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this proposal so that we can arrange on how this fund will be transfer to your country On

commencement ,this transaction will take nothing less than 8 working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me, all documents covering the fund are safe and intact with me here in dakar senegal, l will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance firm for the transfer,l am sending greetings to you and your family. kindly keep this transfer secret and confidentail. contact me on this email as soon as you recive this massage for more detals. marima_musa@yahoo.com and keep it secret and confidetail between you and me for securiety reasons.

Thanks,

from miss mariama,




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