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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: "Mr Mohamed Tita" <mohamedtita1@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mohamedtita3@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 13:42:55 +0000
Subject: I Need Your Assistant

FROM:MR Mohamed Tita
ECO BANK ,Dkr Senegal.
Rue du Gouverneur Bayol
Dakar Senegal.
Swift: ECOCBKJJ
Telex : 539 ECOBNK
Attn:Dear Sir ,
RE:TRANSFER OF (USD 18.6 MILLION)
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In order to transfer out (USD 18.6 MILLION) United States Dollars) from
ECOBANK .I have the courage to ask for your assistance to handle this
important and confidential business believing that you will never let me
down either now or in future.
I am Mr Mohamed Tita , the manager of ECO-BANK here in dakar senegal.
there is an account opened in this bank in 1992 and since 2001 nobody
has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in
the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out
urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this account is Mr.Mark Wood , a foreigner, and he was a
miner at CIVOTT GOLD MINNING SARL. and he was a Geologist by profession
and he died since 1992. No other person knows about this account or any
thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything
about this account and the amount involved is (USD 18.6 M) United States
Dollars). I want to transfer the [USD18.6 M] United States Dollars into
a safe foreignerspartner abroad , but I don't know any foreigner, I am
only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be
approved to any africa person here, but can only be approved to any foreign
person because the money is in us dollars and the former owner of
theaccount Mr.Mark Wood is a foreigner too.I know that this message will come
to you as asurprise as we don't know ourselves before,but besure that
it is real and a genuine business. You are the only person that I have
contacted in this business, so please reply urgently so that I will
inform you the next step to take urgently. Send also your private telephone
and fax number . I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding
agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money in your
country in cash through our diplomat that we used to air lift funds to
shell and chevron oil companies in europe and america. I will fly to your
country for withdrawal and sharing and other investments after you have
confirmed the money in to your account,
I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with
foreign foreign address as beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to
make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this
payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this fund, which I
will give to you later immediately, if you are able and with capability
to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my
instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity
will never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this
business because I don't want to make mistake I need your strong assurance and
trust. With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to
any foreigner's reliable person, intact pending my physical arrival in
your country for sharing. and I want to remaind you that your share has
been carculated at 35% of the total sum.I waiting for your urgent reply
so that I will give you more informations about this transaction on how
you can receive this money in your country.
Mr. Mohamed Tita
Manager ECO BANK Dakar Senegal


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