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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: nafi ahmed <ahmed202nafi@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: nafi_26ahmed@sacbeemail.com
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 17:45:55 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM.MISS.NAFI AHMED


FROM.MISS.NAFI AHMED
01 BP COCODY 01 BP
ABIDJAN COTE IVOIRE.
WEST AFRICA.

HELLO,

PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I HAD THE REVELATION THAT YOU WILL SUCCESSFULLY ASSIST ME.

I AM MISS.NAFI AHMED, AN IVORIAN (IVORY COAST) NATIONALITY. I WAS THE ONLY DAUGTHER OF LATE MR AND MRS AHMED.M.ADAM MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA MERCHANT,BASED IN ABIDJAN;THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL .

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON OCTOBER 24, 2002, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL .BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON MARCH 26,2005 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED, HE CALLED ME SECRETLY TO HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE KEPT A SUM OF $10 500 000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN A SECAURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE HE ADVICED ME TO RUN OUT OF THE COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY.

MEAN WHILE THAT HE USED MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE
FUND . HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS PARTNER AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WOULD TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR AN INVESTMENT PURPOSE, SUCH AS :

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OR STOCK MARKET INVESTMENT .
MY DEAREST FRIEND,I AM HONOURABLY SOLICITING YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE
AS FOLLOWS. :

1)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THESE FUND, SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 20 YEARS OLD ..

2)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND TO PROCURE ME A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM INCLINED TO OFFER YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A MODE OF COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AFTER THE TRANSFERRING OF THESE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. PLEASE,MY DEAREST I WILL BE VERY HAPPY IF THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITH IN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS FROM NOW.

I AM EXPECTING TO HEARING FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
(N.B:)MY DEAREST, I WILL LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY OF THIS PROPOSAL MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO CARE FOR ME AMEN.

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

BEST REGARD

MISS NAFI AHMED


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