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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: "Babakar Sidi Ould" <sidiuld@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: babazainabuneould@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:54:44 +0200
Subject: Mutual assistance between me and you, Sir.

Dear Sir,
I Hope This Mail Meets You In Good Health And Spirit, I Am, Babakar Sidi Ould, A Mauritanian presently living in Dakar in the republic of Senegal With My Second wife, Zainabune, as a result of the coup d'tat of 3 August, 2005 that ousted the former President Ahmed Taya. I Am A Victim to that coup. I am the Former Special Assistant to the MINISTER OF PETROLEUM. Former President Taya Went for a condolence in Saudi Arabia following the death of King Fahd. The president never came back and some of the Officials in support of Taya were in the black book of the present regime. This Drama that affected me started when the Partisan troops of the present President stormed the ministry's office and the oil Mining Corporation Office simultaneously at the Heat Of the Crisis In My Country capturing the Minister himself, I was lucky because I was away for an Oil Special Research Program in Australia and My Second Wife was in Senegal for a family funeral ceremony.
In the midst of this trauma and confusion I had to join my wife to senegal straight from Australia.
I Had Enough Wealth For Myself And Generations To Come If not the coup.
I Am Contacting You Now Because Of The Present Difficulty I Am Facing and unfortunately also, My Two Accounts In Mauritania Have Recently Been Frozen. However This Did Not Affect The Fifty Million And Six Hundred Thousand Dollars (Us$ 50.600,000)which I Kept in the CBS Bank In Dakar, Senegal. For Now, I Am Having Every Information And Document Needed For The Clearance Of The Money In The CBS BANK here in Dakar, Senegal And I Want You To Act As The Beneficiary Of The Fund For Easy And Smooth Transfer To Your Account Abroad For Investment Purposes.You Will No Doubt Be Adequately Compensated With As Well As A Percentage Of The Profit From Investment Of The Fund. Also You Will See To It That My wife And I Come Over To Your Country At The Earliest Possible Time. I Am Making This Request To You With Tears In My Eyes And I Feel That God Almighty Will Touch You With His Spirit To Listen To My Cry For Help And Answer Me Without Delay Since My Possition In Mau
ritania Is No More And That Possition Had Been My Only Hope In Life.
Your Positive Response Will Give Me The Greatest Joy And Relief.
God Bless You For Your Kind Assistance. We Have Agreed To Offer You 20% Of The Total Sum. Seriously Waiting For Your Urgent Reply. Best regards. Your Full Address Contact And Other Things.
NAME...................................................... MAILING ADDRESS.................................. AGE:....................................................... STATUS:.................................................. STATE/COUNTRY.................................... BANK/ACCONUT NUMBER...................... TELE/FAX NUMBERS............................... Bababakar & Zainabune Ould. CONTACT ME AND MY W
IFE WITH THIS ADDRESS. E-MAIL ADDERSS babazainabuneould@yahoo.fr






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