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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 Mohamadou Henri." <info@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: infoap555@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:40:18 +0200
Subject: Hello Sir, I Call For Assist In This Project,

Dear Sir,

Compliments of the season,i know this letter will come to you surprisingly but let it not be a surprise to you, for nature has a way
of arriving,I am Mr Mohamadou Henri, The Son of late Mr Abu Mohamadou, of Cameroun,

I got your address through the Austria, Information Exchange (A.I.E) My father was the managing director of Abu Mohamadou holdings,
I come to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable institution/person who can handle a very strictly and confidential transaction
which involves a reasonable sum of money.

I need your urgent assistance to claim the sum of $4.5 million (four.five million American dollars) that was kept in a security company here in
europe by my late father. and he mak me the next of kin so i have concluded to go into investment with it that is why i am soliciting for your help
in removing the fund from security company here in Europe, i am presently residing here in Austria as a refugee, the financial laws of Austria, do
not allow a refugee to operate an account In view of the way the money was acquired i have decided not to invest this fund in Austria, and i solicit
for the assistance of a reliable and trustworthy international business man who can assist me to recieve this fund for investment.

I need you to be my foreign partner in this project so as to assist me in concluding all arrangements with the security company on how to move the
fund to your account, i want to place the fund in a hotel business in your country,under your care for 3 years investment purpose but the profit will
be shared annually,70%for me and 30% for you, be also informed that it is risk free as I have all the original documents from my father, Please note
that it is vitally important that you accord this businessthe utmost secrecy and confidentiality it deserves.

Please contact me, through this below email address then i will take it up from there, I intend this transaction to be completed in the next two weeks, if
you are interested, you can reply me through this address: infoap555@netscape.net

I look forward to your immediately response. Please feel free to ask questions if need be my they will be answered accordingly,

Best regards.
Mr Mohamadou Henri.




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