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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: "lamina idris" <laminaidris@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:16:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM DR LAMINA IDRIS.


FROM DR LAMINA IDRIS

ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE

WEST AFRICA.

SIR,

MY NAME IS AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND I WILL LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM A CONTRACT INSPECTOR HERE IN ABIDJAN.SINCE THE YEAR 2000 A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR EXECUTED A CONTRACT WORTH 15 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS AND HE DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITHOUT BEING PAID FOR THE CONTRACT AND NOW OUR COMMISION IS TRYING TO PAY IN THE FUND INTO THE COUNTRY'S RESERVE AS WE COULD NOT LOCATE OR KNOW ANY FAMILY MEMBER OF THE DEASESED.

NOW I AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITION HAVE DECIDED TO FIND A PERSON WHO COULD STAND AS A FAMILY MEMBER/ NEXT OF KIN TO THE DEAD MAN.I WILL LIKE YOU TO GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION.

WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS ABOUT YOUR COMPENSATION AND ETC. I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU WRITE INCLUDING YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I CAN TALK IN DETAILS WITH YOU.

THANKS AS YOU REPLY URGENTLY.

THANKS.

DR LAMINA IDRIS



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