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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: Mohammed Buba <mohammed_bu01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:45:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Director of payment (Mr Mohammed Buba).


Attention:VICTIM-FULLNAME,

Dear Sir,

How are you today?

I am in receipt of your message, content well noted. Sorry for not hearing from me on time, it was as a result of job pile up here in my office as many contractors are waiting for their payments.

My good friend, it take a day to know someone, then after some times you can now conclude if that person is good or bad and you should bear in your mind that in all over the world, what has no original has no fake, if you can trust your self then trust me that we shall co-exist and bring this transaction to a mutual success. Do not conclude by condemnation, because the other is bad. But I am promising you that we shall achieve our aim through your mutual understanding and total co-operation with me.

As your payment has been approved by the federal government of Nigeria, your file was forwarded to my office two weeks ago and I have been expecting to hearing from you so as to commence transfer.

Note that you are among the group (D) foreign contractors that will be paid this quarter, and we have down loaded your contract information into our system ready for payment.

This arrangement was carried on with some officials in the presidency including his Excellency the president federal republic of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR, who in his key note address instructed that all unpaid foreign contractors should be paid before the up coming election in May 2007, to avoid prolonging of payment by the new administration that will take over government.

However, I apologize for what you have passed through in the course of pursing your payment according to what you told me that you encountered in cote d voire, but I assure you that this will not be like that one, as I will be committed to assisting you.

Again, Sequel to the order given by Mr. President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in the meeting, $15m was approve for each foreign contractor, but I will like both of us to enter in to partnership to remove fears from your mind, my only advise to you is to stick to my directives and guidelines in other to achieve our expected dream.

Though you have to place me on some percentage to enable me work hard and facilitate the rapid transfer of this fund into your account. You should promise never to disappoint me as I will not disappoint you as well.

All you need to do for me now, is to kindly re-confirm your bank details and contract information to ensure that no mistake is made, including your private telephone/fax numbers for possible communication.

Meanwhile, as soon as I hear from you, I will advise you on what next to do.

Thanks for your understanding and co-operation.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr Mohammed Buba,
Director of Payment.











I apologize for the late reply.
Last year I received an email about an inheritance in Cote d'Ivoire. Even though I paid almost £2500 ($5000) in fees to Barrister Eze, I have not yet received the money.
I don't want to get burnt again.
Can I really trust you?
VICTIM-FULLNAME
Harrow, London





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