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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: "FROM ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED" <abubakar_mohammed1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abubakar_mohammed20@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:40:56 +0200
Subject: assalamuolakum from Abubakar mohammed

Dearest brother and sister,

May the peace be with you,
i am Abubakar Mohammed,the only son of Miss Ami mohammed,
widow married to Late Mr mohammed karim,
from
liberia who was the CEO KAZEMI COCO INDUSTRY ABIDJAN
COTE D'IVOIRE before his untimely death in year 2002.
My Mother and late father were married for nineteen
years with my self as the only child,my beloved
father died after a brief illness that lasted for only
four days.
Before his death, we all were musilm
Since his death, My mother decided not to
remarry or get a child outside her matrimonial home
which the holy curan is against.When my late father was
alive he left the sum of $15.5 Million (fiften million
five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) in a fixed deposite
account with a bank.Presently I and my mother are
residing in Dakar Senegal as political refugees.

Recently my mother's Doctor told us that she would
not last for the next Eight months due to the cancer
illness that she developed over these years now.
Having known my mothers health condition I decided to
donate part of this fund out to someone that will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct
herein. I want you to use part of this fund for
orphanages, widows, propagating the word of Ahalla and to
endeavor that the house of God is maintained. The
holy book made us to understand that Blessed is the hand
that giveth. I took this decision because of my future
and my mother who is lying so sick at the hospital.
you will help me to secure a good education in your
country & accomodation . for the sake of Ahalla i will
like you to take me as your son and be a guidian to me
and my future .

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the
contact informations of the prime bank for you to
contact them immediately on my behalf. I want you and
your family to always pray for me and my mother
because the Ahalla is our shephard and that is why my
mother is still alife. My happiness is that My parents
lived a life of worthy musilm. Whoever that wants
to serve the Ahalla must serve him in spirit and truth.
Please i want you to indicate your willingness towards
assisting me and my mother as Any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing for another foreign
person for this same purpose.Please assure me that you
will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to
receive your reply soon. kindly send your response to
my letter at our confidential email
address(abubakar_mohammed30@yahoo.com)

Remain blessed.

Yours Faithfully,

Abubakar mohammed



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