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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: "aicha mohammed" <missaichamohammed5@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: missaicha_mohammed@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:35:48 +0000
Subject: From Miss Aicha Mohammed/Urgent help

Dearest one

I do appologise for approaching you in this manner but my present
condition has made me to desperately seek your help.My name is Aicha
Mohammed .I am 17 years old and I was a first year medical student of the university of cocody, Abidjan in Cote d'Ivoire until october 2004 when the rebels
in my country struck our town and on the process i lost my father and
my brother who are my source of joy and inspiration.
 
My father Chief Mohammed Amadu was before his untimely death a
serving director with the national cocoa Exporting board and the
chairman board of trustees Nacope Cocoa farmers Co-operative society.
 
Before his death, he informed me of a foriegn account he has with a
bank here in my country where he deposited the sum of
USD 15.5 million dollars.According to him, he said that the money will be used
to construct an ultra-modern medical complex where i will start my
life after my graduation.After the burial i approached the bank
director where the money was deposited to find out how i can have
access to the money but was told precisely by the director that my
father has an agreement with them. That the money was deposited in a
suspense fixed account with a clause attached to it for onward
transfer into a foreign account. That the bank will follow the
agreement written and signed by both (the bank and my Father).The
director adviced me that my father stated in the agreement that in
his absent,The money should be trransferd to  his forign  partner or
my appointed guardian from any country of my choice who will stand on my behalf
as my guardian and the new beneficairy of the fund to enable the bank
make the transfer.
 
Why I contacted you.
 
Due to the agreement my late Father had with the bank during deposit
coupled with the fact that my security here can not be guarranteed,I
hereby ask you to do me a favour by standing as my foreign Guardian
and the new beneficiary of the money to enable the bank effect the
transfer. Precisely i need your help in the following ways.
 
1.To receive this money in your account and make sure that the
transfer is done smoothly.
 
2.To stand as my guardian and accept me in your family as your daugther
since i do not have any body to take care of me.
 
3.To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to start a
new life especially for me to complete my studies.You will also be
the one to invest and mange the money for me until i'm able to handle
it myself.
 
I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment
vision of my late father,  or Estate in your country.what do you think?.
I will give you 25% of the total sum for compensation after the
sucessful transfer of the money in your safe account overseas.
 
Dear, if you will be kind enough to assist me, kindly indicate by
replying back to my email address.
 
I look forward to hearing from you.
 
waiting for your urgent reply
 
Yours sincerely
 
Miss Aicha Mohammed


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