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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: alhajimosafa hotar <alhaji_mosafa_hotar03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alhaji_mosafa_hotar_save@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:09:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GREETING FROM ALLAH


GREETING FROM ALLAH

MY NAME IS ALHAJI MOSAFA HOTAR, I AM FROM COTE D' IVOIRE ABIDJAN.

I AM THE GENERAL MANEGE OF BCAO, I AM SENDING YOU THIS ON THE BEHALF OF A FRIEND NAME ALHAJI IBRAIM SANDI WHO WAS DEATH BY ADC PLANE CRASH IN NIGERIA AND HE WAS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE BUSINESS MAGNET A COCOA MERCHANT WHO OPERATED IN THE CAPITAL OF MY COUNTRY COTE D ' IVOIRE ABIDJAN DURING HIS DAY.

IT IS SAD TO SAY THAT HE PASSED AWAY MYSTERIOUSLY IN ABUJA DURING ONE OF HIS BUSSINES TRIPS ABROAD YEAR MONDAY OCTOBER 30 2006 THOUGH HIS DEATH.

HE LEFT THE SUM OF THREE MILLIOM FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS.( USD$ 3.5 MILLION) LETF IT IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN A METALLIC TRUNK BOX AND THE SECURITY COMPANY IS THERE IN COTE D' IVOIRE ABIDJAN.

BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY DIDN' T KNOW THE CONTENT BECAUSE IT WAS REGISTERED AS A FAMILY VALUABLES PERSON FOR SECURITY REASON AND AFTER THE PLANE CRASH WHICH THAT KILL ALMOST 104 PEOPLE AND THAT MY FRIEND WAS ONE OF THEM BUT BEFORE HIS DEATH HE CALL ME AS HIS FRIEND.

THAT LEAD HIM IN THE BUSSINESS THAT WHICH HE IS DOING HERE IN COTE 'IVOIRE HE CALL ME AND TOLD THAT HE LEFT A SUM OF MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY I HAVE TRY O GET THE BOX OUT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY MANEGE SAID IT WILL NOT BE EASY TO GET OUT THE TRUNK BOX BECAUSE MY LATE FRIEND DEPOSIT IT AS A PRAVITED THINK AND TO GET IT OUT IS TO SHIP THE BOX OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

AND MR ALHAJI IBRAHIM SANDI HAVE A DAUGHTER AND THAT IS HER ONLY DAUGHTER, AND SHE IS IN NIGRIA HE TELL ME.

IS WHY I AM TRYING HOW TO GET THE BOX SHIP FROM MY COUNTRY AND I WANT TO DO IT AS FAST BECAUSE I HAVE SUFFERED A LOT SET BACKS AS A RESULT OF INCESSANT POLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN COTE D ' IVOIRE AND THE DEATH OF MY FRIEND ACTUALLY BROUGHT SORROS TO MY LIFE, PARTNER, I AM IN A SINCERE DESIRE OF YOUR HUMBLE ASSISTAND IN THIS REGARD YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS WILL BE HIGHLY REGARDED NOW PERMIT ME TO ASK YOU THERE FEW OF QUESTIONS:-

1. CAN I COMPLETELY HAVE TRUST IN YOU?
2. WHAT ARE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IN THIS AMONTH REMBER THAT THE AMONTH IS TREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAH
(SD$ 3.5 MILLION) IN QUESTION WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU?

THE IS THE EMAIL OF THE DUAGHTER IN NIGERIA jemila_ibrahim_save@yahoo.com SO YOU CAN CONTACT HER I KNOW MORE THINK ABOUT HIS FATHER BECAUSE SHE CAN TOLD YOU HOW MORE ABOUT THE ADC PLANE CRASH WHICH THAT KILL HIS OWN FATHER.

I WILL STOP HERE FOR NOW.

NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

YOUR FAITHFULL ISLAMIC BROTHER IN ALLAH

ALHAJI MOSAFA HOTAR


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