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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: "AMINA SARRI" <aminasarri@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amina_sarri@fastermail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:48:40 +0000
Subject: treat urgent

Dear ,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency
to our condition with my mother here in DAKAR SENEGAL, Be bless
as you help me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your
country.My
name is AMINA SARRI with My Mother from the republic of Sudan in Central
Africa Dafur,now seeking for refuge in DAKAR SENEGAL,l under the(UNHCR)united
nation high commission for refuge with my mother.

I got your contact during a desperate search here in DAKAR SENEGAL for a
possible investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR. ALMAMMY SARRI, who
was the former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he was
assinated
by the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2003. And all our properties
was totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my
father's documents covering $11.500.000 Million dollars(eleven Million Five
Hundered Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently deposited
safely in a Bank
here in DAKAR SENEGAL West Africa on my name as the only DAUGHTER of the
family and the next of kin.

The Bank have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but
we are looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will
assist us to transfer and inves the fund in his country. i was advice
to live with my mother to DAKAR SENEGAL West Africa because i was the
next target as the
onlyDAUGHTER of my family. All the vital documents will be fax to you
as our foreign partner who will recive the fund for the investment.

Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy
foriegn personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country
and into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore,
we only want this done this way because your country is politically stable
for any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will
serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed
transactions.

You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to get a
visa and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to
your country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money
is all our hope since my late father died. I am giving you the offers as
mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we
have decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on equity participation
in your company. Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous
expenses that may occure during the transfer.

Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you
recieve this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be
transfer to your country. On commencement,this transaction will take
nothing less
than 5 working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me and my
mother. All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us
here in DAKAR SENEGAL

i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the
Bank firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and
your family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail. contact me
on this email for more amina_sarri@fastermail.com <mailto:amina_sarri@fastermail.com>
Thanks
AMINA AND HIS MOTHER.




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