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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: "From mohammed abu" <mohammed_abu01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mohammed_abu22@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 23:18:33 +0200
Subject: Assalamuolakum,

Dear,
May I seek your indulgence to introduce myself to you .please dont be
surprise.
I am group Captain mohammed Abu of the Senegal, State Security Services attached to the Presidency. On the 28th of March 2006, the former President of Liberia Charles Taylor disappeared from his abode in theSouthern Part of the country in Calabar. The United Nations wanted him to face a trial for war activities in Liberia and the American President George Bush ordered for his arrest. On hearing the arrest order, Charles Taylor disappeared from his home in Calabar that led to the highdypiglidy in the country to DAKAR SENEGAL.

Meanwhile, the President of senegal, President Abdulawade was away to America for a meeting with President George Bush. The effect of the disappearance of Mr. Taylor made the American President to shave his meeting with President Abdulawade sighting inadequate security in the senegal government.

President Abdulawade called the State Security Services (SSS) which is headed by me to make sure that the former warlord of Liberia be fetched out anywhere he was. We went to search his house but met his absence. However, on the 29th March, we spread our searchparty network and were able to arrest Charles Taylor in the boundary boarder between senegal and Gambia.He was taken to Dakar and an immediate repatriation order came from President Abdulawade from America to hand the former president of Liberia to united nation.

Meanwhile, on our routine check in his house in Calabar, I discovered a huge amount of money $15.5M cash in a save box packaged probably he wanted to fly with it but due to the time constraint he couldnit. The key is with me. As a security officer, I will be queried on how I came about this money hence I seek your indulgence to help me receive this money.

It will be done in such a way that with my high level contact the money will be despatched to any country since is not in africa countries. No risk involved. I have discussed with a security company who will assist me to fly this money out of this country in a deplomatic way. If you are interested on this transaction, Please revert urgently through my private email address mohammed_abu22@yahoo.com and give me your consent together with

your full information

Your full names....................................................

Your telephone numbers.........................

Your mailing address...........................................

your work......................................

If you are not interested, please do keep it up to
yourself for security reasons.

I promise you that there is no risk involved in this transaction as nobody knows what was in the box and no other person knows that such is in my possession. Sharing ratio will be discussed in our next correspondence.
Please revert as soon as possible.
Awaiting to hear from you urgently.
Thanks.

GROUP CAPT. MOHAMMED ABU.


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