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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: "FROM MR SADA" <s_ngom06@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sada_n06@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:23:18 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU MY DEAR

Good,Day TO You My Dear
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an
emergency
to our condition with my mother here in captal city of Dakar Senegal ,Be bless
as you help us
me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country.My
name is
Sada Ngom with My Mother from the republic of Sudan in Central
Africa Dafur,
now seeking for refuge in captal city of Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR)united
nation high
commission for refuge with my mother.
I got your contact during a desperate search here in captal city of Dakar Senegal
for a possible
investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR.Almammy Ngom , who
was the
former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assinated
by
the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2003. And all our properties
was
totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my
father's
documents covering $6.500.000 Million dollars(six Million Five
Hundered
Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently deposited safely in a Finance house
on my name as the only son of the
family and the next of kin.
The Finance house have approved to transfer the fund deposited on my name but we
are
looking for a trust and reaible foreign partner who will assist us to
transfer and inves the fund in his country. i was advice to live with
my
mother in Dakar Senegal West Africa because i was the next
target as the only son of my family. All the vital documents will be fax
to you as our foreign partner
who will recive the fund for the investment.
Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy
foriegn
personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country
and
into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore,
we
only want this done this way because your country is politically stable
for
any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will
serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed
transactions.
You will send me and my mother a letter of inviation to enable us to
get a
visa and fly down to your country once the fund is been transfer to
your
country.i hope you will not betray me and my mother because this money
is
all our hope since my late father died. I am giving you the offers as
mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist us, we
have
decided to hufer you with 25% of the total fund based on equity participation
in
. Secondly, we shall also take 5% out for any miscelleneous
expenses that may occure during the transfer.
Conclusively, i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you
recieve
this proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be
transfer to
your country. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less
than 4
working days to be accomplished as the Finance house managment told me and my
mother.
All documents covering the fund are safe and intact with us here in
captal city of Dakar Senegal
i will fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the
Finance house firm for the transfer of the money.my mother is sending her greetings to you and
your
family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail.
and keep it confidetail between you as us.
urgent for more detail please your fuil contacts information is need phone and fax and your address please contact us by our privect email adress
sada_n06@yahoo.com
Thanks yours son,
Sada & Mother



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