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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Gambo Mohammed," <slh_gambo@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gmb_mhmmd@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:40:01 +0700
Subject: Respond Urgently Pls......

Mr Gambo Mohammed,

E-mail; gmb_mhmmd@yahoo.com

Sir,

With due respect and absolute humility I write and do apologize for your time while you go through this mail. Before I proceed,
I must be grateful to introduce myself, I am Mr. Saleh Gambo Mohammed son of late Dr. Wangari Mohammed Kaulo who
was killed by the rebels in the on going civil disturbance in Cote D'Ivoire (former Ivory Coast). My late father was a Senior manager
in the Central Bank of Cote D'Ivoire (currency department) before his assassination by the rebels.

I came to Bangkok-Thailand at the wake of my father's assassination to escape from the seizure of the family treasures. I came here
with the mind of investing some fund which my father left in the family treasure before his assassination but due to some unfavorable
conditions and harsh laws imposed on foreign investors coupled with the political turmoil here, I am forced to look for somewhere
else to embark on this project.

With most regards to your trustworthiness as your country made my short list while putting into consideration her economy, human
right, good governance and rule of law, I hereby seek for your immense help and assistance in investing this fund in a flourishing and
profitable field. I got your contact from a business directory which I just acquired and had to approach you with this proposal of
mutual trust and benefit. I am soliciting for your advise and assistance in helping me explore the investment potential over there with
a view to my investing this fund. I will also propose a joint venture partnership as a mark of my gesture for your help or my immensely
rewarding you in percentage cash although other terms of reward will be welcome as may be suggested by you.

Thanking you for finding time to go through my mail, I will be glad having your reply through e-mail; gmb_mhmmd@yahoo.com
I look forward to your urgent reply and will want to hear from you even if you are not interested.

With Best Regards
Gambo Mohammed




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