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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: "Rasheed Mohammed" <drramoh51@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drrmoh2@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:44:12 +0200
Subject: Attn: CEO/ MANAGER,

Attn: CEO/ MANAGER,

Sir,
I am Dr. Rasheed Mohammed,my office monitors and controls the affairs
of all banks and financial institutions concerned with foreign contract
payments.

I am the final signatory to all foreign transfers of huge funds moving
within banks both the local and international levels in line to foreign
contracts settlement. I have before me the list of foreign contract
payment files,which are due to be transferred to theirnominated
accounts.

Meanwhile, we identified some of these accounts to be ghost
accounts,unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was
among the under listed contractors expecting their funds to be
transferred
into their accounts, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as
regards to the unpaid fund.

I have the file before me and hope they data's are correct and
un-tampered unless you reconfirm your banking details for me to
properly
authenticate them. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these
surplus funds to the federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts
as
unclaimed deposits.

I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I
received two days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments /
Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports expenditures and
audited reports of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to
remit
the contract sum to your nominated account following my idea that we
have
a deal/agreement and I am going to perfect the paperwork legally.

MY CONDITIONS

1. The total sum of USD$20.8M will be Transfer in to your account I
will provide you after you have confirmed the transfer of the fund into
your account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3working
days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will
be strictly by private email / telephone and fax, for security
purposes.

3. There should be no other third parties as most problems associated
with such payments are caused by their agents or representatives.

If you AGREE with my conditions, l will advise you on the nextline of
action and immediately the fund transfer will commence without further
delay as I would proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule
instantly to meet the 10working day.

Dr. Rasheed Mohammed.

_________________________________________________________________
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