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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 jamal <mohammedjamal213@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 06:32:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Thanks for your kind response to my mail.



Dear Pastor Robert Ised,

Thanks for your kind response to my mail.I Mr.Mohammed Jamal want to tell you that I sincerely proposed this beneficial and fruithful transaction to you so I wouldn't want to joke with it. I would appreciate your sincerity and faithfulness to partake in this project. It will require your full commitment both time and otherwise for us to achieve our goal without any hitch.

I am also assuring you that this transaction is hundred(100%) percent risks free and legal. You should as well try as much as you can to make this project very confidential until the funds gets to you. Please reassure me that you will not seat on this money when it gets to you,also reassure me of your capability to handle this transaction with the maturity it deserves, forgive me if I offend you. This is because, we have not met before and we are going into business that worth's millions of dollars.To me,I prefer someone who is tied with family,who cannot be pushed or be overwhelmed with the magnitude of the money.I do hope you understand what I mean.

Moreover, before I proceed with you.Kindly forward to me the following information.

1) Your Full name/Age
2) Your Contact Address
3) Your direct phone and fax numbers
4) Your Core job or occupation
5) Your Marital Status

When I have your consent and the above information, I will send you some document which you will send to the paying bank to start up this transaction and also,I will proceed in securing all the legal document from the federal high court of justice which will be in your name/favour.Once am through in securing the document i will also forward the hard copies of the document to the bank for the commerncement of the release of the fund to you as the legal appointed next of kin to my late cleint and also the beneficary of his fund.

Finally,terms of sharing of the total fund goes like this 50% for me 40% for you 10% will be set asside for rembursement of incidental expenses that may incure during the process of the transaction.If this is okay by you please respond with the required information.

Thanks for your kind understand and for further information you need from me.Please do Feel free to call me on my cell phone number: +234-80-22098119(24 hrs).


Best Regards,
Mr.Mohammed Jamal.


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