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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: Burahh M.M Deenn <tttpin0007@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: tttpin007@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:03:44 +0400
Subject: RE:VERY URGENT


Dear friend,
I got your contact through a desperate and personal search on the web for someone I could really trust as I have prayed over it and I wish to express my interest to handle this matter with you as I believe that you are reliable in handling these type of international transaction.

Though we have not met before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life but however is not mandatory or in any manner compel you to Honor against your will,

I am Burahh M.M Deenn, the only child to the Sierra-Leone former Minister of Mines and Energy who was killed during the Sierra-Leone crisis by the rebels.

My father before his untimely death left behind a box containing physical cash of US$35 Million (thirty five million US dollars) Which he safely deposited in a security vault during his regime in the office and now I need a foreign partner who may stand as my guardian and benefactor to this fund by acting as my father foreign partner so that I can retrieve the money from the security company and transfer it to the persons foreign bank account for safe keeping and proper investment to secure my future.

I just came to Dubai U.A.E because the security company is ready to move the consignment box by diplomatic immunity through diplomatic channel to Dubai U.A.E which is a duty free zone country so that any person I provide as my foreign partner can sign and receive the consignment on my behalf.

So now I want to handle this matter with you and all I need from you is to come down to Dubai to help me clear the consignment out from the diplomatic officer immediately they arrive here in Dubai and after that we can transfer the money to your foreign bank account.

I have agreed to give you 30% of the total fund for helping me and additional 5% for any expenses which you might incur as a result of this transaction including all sundry expenses.

Note also that you must keep this transaction secret as my life is at stake if any one hears of this transaction .

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance on this regard so please consider this and get back to me as soon as possible to enable me give you the full information's that will be needed but please if my proposal do not suit your interest please confirm to me as to enable me solicit for another person.

Thank you so much in advance while waiting for your immediate reply.

Yours sincerely,

Burahh M.M Deenn
TEL: 00971502810187

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