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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: <am_mod2000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: amina_lm1@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 21:00:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MRS AMINA MOHAMMED IN GOOD FAITH!

Dear Respectful One,

From: Mrs. Amina Mohammed.
Address: lot 268 Rue de Bingerville
Cocody Abidjan
Cte d棚voire.

With regard to your reputation and co-believer of God who will not disappoint me nor deny me in faith, I am directing this letter of assistance to you. I am Ms.Amina Mohammed the wife of late Mr. Bubba Mohammed from Republic of Guinea Bissau really in dear need to get somebody who will safe
guard the interest of me my only son Musa and my treasure. Briefly, my husband Mr. Bubba Mohammed was a Gold and Cocoa merchant who based in Abidjan Cte d棚voire and had a branch office in Accra Ghana.

My husband was a wealthy Gold/Cocoa merchant who has business in many countries in Europe, America and Asian countries. According to my husband, the story is that my husband Mr. Bubba Mohammed was poisoned to death by his business associates in compile with some of his family members about some
months ago and he died in a private hospital here in Abidjan. But when he was about to die he called me beside his sick bed and told me that he deposited the sum of Ten Million seven hundred thousand United State Dollars (USD10.7M) in a confidence account as bond in a bank here in Abidjan Cte
d棚voire, this money was kept for me his wife and our only son Musa Mohammed. Right now, I am here in Abidjan, the commercial city of Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa from Ghana.

My problem now is that since my husband has been poisoned to death by his business associates, I don稚 even trust any other person here again and to this effect especially from around me here because I still believe they killed my husband because of his money, I have been asking myself why
do we have to pass this life sorrowing with my family and feeling the pain's since I lost husband, I and my child have never know a moment of happiness ever since I know from the moment that my husband was kill by poisoned my race against time had begun. Please we need your help; I will never
succeed in trying to paint the picture of the agony I am going through with my son Musa. If you have lost someone who was so dear to you in unexpected circumstance you will probably understand what I went through or what I experienced.

Now i and my son are very worried about the political situation of this country and if you listen to CNN OR BBC you will know about this country problem this is the reason why I need your help. Now I want an account overseas where I can transfer this fund. This is because we have suffered a lot
of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.

Right now, I want you to help me in the following ways:
1) I want you to help me extract this money from the bank here and then provide a bank account where this amount here (USD10.7M) can be transferred.

2) You are going to be the manager of this fund and also my personal advice in your country, when this fund must have finally enters into your nominated account.

3) To invest the fund in five star hotel or any business you know will be good to invest this fund will be welcome by me.

4) You are going to receive 20% of the total sum for your assistance to me. I appreciate if you consider my condition and help me, and I am willing to proceed with you as soon as I have your response.


THIS BUSINESS IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE NONE OF MY LATE HUSBAND'S RELATIVE HERE IN THIS COUNTRY KNOWS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.

Waiting for your immediate response
Thanks for your understanding
Mrs. Amina Mohammed



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