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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: "abdul ramour" <ramour44@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 15:06:08 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Urgent














Dear Sir,

I want to thank you for your response to my mail.All I need is your maximum co-operation and support towards making the transaction a success,I want you to hold on for I will take my time to explain every thing in details for you.I want to assure you that I can make every necessary proof with out doubts since I have all legal documents at my possesion. The distance between you and I does not matter,all that matters is your willingness and co-operation to assist me and my mum with this.There is no harm for you in any way .This will be done with all vital and neccessary documents.You have to understand that communication is very Important if we have to succeed with this transaction. I will advise you to call me after going through this mail on 234-805-8412-880 for further discussions.Before I go further,I want you to know the circumstances behind this fund and the safety measures that must be taken in order for us to be successful with the transfer of the fund from the hands of
the greedy directors of the Security company where this fund is lodged.One of such measures is that any time you are making contact with the Security company you must not make them know that I contacted you.And the second is that,you have to try your possible best to make this transaction a very confidential one between you and I until the transfer of the fund into your account is through,if you want us to be successful.Have it in mind that if you must do this you must CONFIDE in this Please make up your mind before responding as this is a very vital transaction which requires serious CONFIDENTIALITY to scale through.I think it is better you understand fully well about the proposal which I sent and who Jojo Swaray is and I also think it is better you understand why the above measures has to be taken in order for you to decide if to assist me or not for it will be unfair If I do not tell you in details what this is all about.Take note of the mode of sharing after a second
thought,%60 for me %30 for you and %10 for expenses incurred during the course of the trasnaction. If you have gone through this mail and you feel it is well understood,Please get back to me telling me if you are willing to go ahead or not so that I can give you the contact of my Lawyer and the contact of the finance company where this fund is lodged and then inform you too of how to proceed

Note that there is a legal reason for the confidentiality of this transaction because of the nature of the transactions and the circumstances surrounding it.Regards,Ramour Swaray

234-805-8412-880



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