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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: joshua ahmed <joshua_ahmed111@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:25:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM MR. JOSHUA AHMED(ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY)




DEAR VICTIM-FULLNAME,
HOW ARE YOU? HOPE YOU ARE FINE.
I AND MY FAMILY RECEIVED YOUR MAIL AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO RECEIVED A MAIL FROM SOMEONE LIKE YOU THAT ARE LIVING IN LONDO BECAUSE THIS IS OUR DREAMED TO SETTLE IN LONDO WITH MY FAMILY.

FIRST WE ARE MUSILEM, WE LIVE A STRAIGHT LIFE, SO YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME AND MY FAMILY AND HELP US TO TRANSFER OUR MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

KINDLY FURNISH ME WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS SUCH AS

1.YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER.

2.FAX NUMBER.

3.YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.

4.COMPANY'S ADDRESS.

6.YOUR PASSPORT INFORMATION WHICH YOU HAVE TO SCAN.

PLEASE KINDLY ANSWER THIS QUESTON?

1.ARE YOU MARRIED?

2.HOW OLD ARE YOU?

3.YOUR PROFFESSION?

FURTHERMORE, MY YOUNG SISTER AND MY MOTHER SUGGEST THAT YOUR PRESENT ARE NEEDED HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA FOR US TO CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION ALSO WE NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FAMILY BACKGROUND. IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL CONTACT ME WITH MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER 27-766971195 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.

THANKS,

JOSHUA AHMED

(FOR THE FAMILY)



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