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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: Miss Binta Bahie <bbahie@sify.com>
Reply-To: bbahie1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:58:57 +0400
Subject: Please Help Me


DEAR BELOVED,

I am MISS BINTA BAHIE and am 24 years of age. I happen to be the only surviving daughter/child of LATE MR. PATRICK BAHIE.

I have decided to contact you over a desperate and pitiable situation in which I find myself after loosing my parents and siblings to the civil crises in my country. I am left alone in the world.

I must inform you that most of my family’s assets and funds were either looted or vandalized by my father’s business partners and government’s authorities.

At the moment, I need your cordial assistance in receiving a fund worth of US$18M. This fund was deposited by my late father as family belongings with a private security firm.

I would need your assistance in receiving and investing this funds as well as helping me in obtaining traveling documents to your country or any other western country to enable me finish my education.

I am ready to provide you with all the relevant information related to this deposit including all documents.

Again, my whole life will be a mess if nothing is done urgently to receive these funds as my entire livelihood now lies on these funds. Please in any way you can be of help to me do as you will not only help me as a person rather you will be helping humanity in general.

Furthermore, I will be looking forward to your quick response to this effect as I will welcome your suggestions on way forward including your conditions of assistance.

More so, I have decided to compensate your much needed assistance with 20% of the total sum while any expenses you will incur in the course of the transaction will be refunded as soon as the business is done.

Be informed that, I am doing things on my own for now and I do not see any form of risk in the transaction as long as we will continue this transaction between us at least until I travel out from these wicked people.

I will wait for to hear from you as soon as possible.

Regards,

Binta Bahie

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