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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: "Ahmed Raafia" <ahmedraafia@she.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 01:37:36 +0700
Subject: Investment Notification

Attention: Investment Notification.
Having gone through your profile ,
I am contacting you based on trust and
I believe you will treat this offer with keen interest and utmost sincerity.

My name is AHMED RAAFIA 23 years,
a citizen of Lebanon.My father got maried to African American from a speaking
colony of Cote D' Ivoire were I grow up and the family was blessed with two children
I and my younger sister sarah who is 15 years old although she is late.

Following the recent crises between the Israeli forces and the hezbollahs militant group in lebanon,
During one of the Israel air strike in lebanon, my parent became victim of war as my parents
lost there lives on their trip to our home in lebanon From London where we finaly based.
Our building was razed to nothing leaving 13 people dead and over 65 injured.
MAY THEIR SOUL REST IN PEACE!!!!

My father was a cash crop merchant and an international business man on exchange of international currency.
He deposited the sum of $9.6 Million US Dollars under the coustody of a security company here in a secured trunk box without the
knowlegde of the security company that the box is containg money for security reasons
.Because of the love he has for me,he told me in confidence that the security company
can only realise the consignment to his foriegn partner based on my authorization as my partner.

Please I need your sincere help now!My life is in danger due to frequent war and political crises in
Lebanon and Cote D' Ivoire as I do not want to stay here for them to hold election because anything can happen.
Please help me and save my life.I want to introduce you to the security company agent as my late father's
business associate so that you will help me claim the consignment and we can make an arrangement for the transfer of the fund to you for investment.

I need your assistance in getting a residence for me and also help me in investing the fund in profit yeilding business in your country.
and your willingness to treat me as your son will be appreciated.Moreso, as soon as the consignment is delivered to you, you will invest the fund.

I will offer you 30% of the total fund for your assistance alone.As soon as I here from you I will give you
all the information you need about the fund you may require from me thereafter.
I am presently living in camp now.
Please get back to me as soon as posible and kindly include your telephone for more deatils.

Please reply with this id and called me with this number +44-2-086124020
Await your call.
BEST REGARDS
AHMED RAFAAIA.



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