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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: "Fatimah Abubakar." <ftmh_abubakar@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fatimah_abubakar2007@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 23:14:21 +0800
Subject: Good day,

Hi Dear ,
I do understand the concern this letter will bring to you for the fact that it comes
from someone strange to you. My name is Fatimah Abubakar from South Africa.
I am studying in london, I am 26years old and the only child of my parents.
My father is a businessman/supplier who does business within South Africa
and malaysia in supplies of veterinary medicines like BOSSOMITE OIL 5000 I.U,
this medicine BOSSOMITE OIL 5000 I.U is for curing cow mouth disease, support
good fat growth of cow and it is also been used for all other animals.
He comes to malaysia every month to supply this medicine to one Doctor from
london who treat animals in veterinary hospitals in South Africa and Dubai.
As my father is old and cannot monitor this business anymore, he then sent
me to london for study and at the same time to do the supply of this medicine
to the doctor whenever he is ready to buy it.
The company that sell this medicine to me require that i should have a local
person that will assit me and that is why i am contacting you. Mr. Hong Wi
use to help me as we always make gain of 150,000RM at anytime we sell to
the doctor from England but he always cheat me and only give me 30,000RM
out of the whole 150,000RM and it is from this money that i will have to send
to my father to pay for his medical bills and also to take care of my school fees,
and some miscellaneous expenses here in london.
The doctor has called for the medicine again, that is why i need your asistance
and came across your contact. Please i will like to meet with you, so that we
can talk one on one over this business, here is my contact number and my
email address for easy contact.. +447031818983, (fatimah_abubakar2007@yahoo.com )
i look forward to hear from you soonest, have a wonderful day.
Fatimah Abubakar.



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