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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: "MALAM ABDULAHI" <abdulahi_contact@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:40:51 +0000
Subject: Re: I Know His Hide Out.


My Dear Friend,

I Thank you for your response to my message. I will please want us to
commence with this project immediately by you providing me the under listed
in formations:

1.Your full names
2.Your country
3.Your contact address
4.Your telephone and fax numbers

This in formations are requested from you for speedy processing ,Just as
you may wish to know, I have worked so hard thus,when this opportunity
came to me in the hide out of the suspect , I intend utilising it for my
own betterment hence I will want you to please be ready to cooperate(by
keeping this information confidential ) as I will want us to conclude this
tracking process of the suspect as soon as possible.

Immediately you send down the in formations required I shall provide
you with the contact in formations of my Lawyer and have you both discussing
the mod us operand of the release of the in formations( filed package ), and
then assist you with how you can get in contact with Mr.Philip Zelikow of
the 9/11 commission for you to claim your Price .With this document which
shall be procured in your name,you will be the legal and bonafied and
BENEFICIARY of the filed package and Price, Immediately you submit the
information to " Mr.Philip Zelikow the executive director of the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ,better known as the
"9/11 Commission.

All i needed from you is your assistant to make sure they are stop ,i
believe by now a by my own information i have , letter have been send to the
president of America ( George W. Bush) and the British prime minister ( Tony
Blair ) to retreat all effort or comment to the Islamic World, and if not
more attack to the British countries so as the United state of America, they
may take it likely unserious but it was a promise ,so i want you to know all
information i have is not to be taking as fun and or should not be taken for
granted.

Note that, every logistics and feasibility study regarding the
actualisation of his in formations have been kept confidential and should
remain so till the cooperate(suspect) are put to justices,and that have
been dully taken care of, as such there is no risk of any sort involved as
long as the you are fighting for this project and the 9/11 commission is
concern .I am soliciting for your assistant as you already know that i am
not a citizen of the these countries ,but some how ,some ways we are
affected .

Do send the needed data to me so as to enable us commence on how the
commission can track them immediately.

I await your kind and urgent response.
Best regards,
Malam Abdulahi Yahaya

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