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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: "MRS ZAINUB USMAN" <zainub_usm@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 12:43:10 -0700
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT

>From Mrs Zainub Usman .
Dakar Senegal,West Africa.
Attn :
Based on the information I gathered about you from a very reliable
source, I am happy to send this message to you.
I hope you will consider and give it urgent and favourable reply.My
name is Mrs Zainub 35 years,a citizen of Sierra - Leone , wife oflate
Dr.Mahmood Usman, who before his death was the person managing the
Sierra -Leone gold and diamond corporation( SGDC ).
I hope youare aware of the war which has ravaged my country for the
past yearsnow . It was in one of this attacks by the rebels that led to
the death of my husband and three of my children , now I am left with
only my last son Ahmed. I was terrified of the situation and because of
this I escaped with my son Ahmed from Sierra - Leone to Dakar Senegal
into a refugee camp but brought along the sum of u.s$18.3 million , in a
metallic box and presently in a security company as family valuables.
My aim of contacting you is to seek for your able assistance as a front
in transferring this fund abroad into an account , then as abusiness
developer , you can help us to invest wisely in areas you deem
lucrative
and finally obtain a residential permit for us to stay comfortable in
your country of abode .
Presently we cannot go back to Sierra- Leone because of the situation
there and you know that Senegal where we are now is politically
unstable; we therefore wish you could help us get out of here before it become
worse
We are prepared to offer you 20% of the total funds for your able
assistance and supportand would send you proofs of the funds as soon
as we
favourably hear from you. True my private Email,{usman_zhnb@yahoo.com}
Finally I implore you to treat this transaction with secrecy and
confidentiality for security reasons.
I Need Your Information's
HOME ADDRESSN;0.............................................
TELEPHONENUMBER..........................................
FAXNUMBER.......................................................
YOUR FULLNAME..............................................
Thanking,
You inanticipation and Allah bless you.
Mrs Zainub Usman.





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