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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: "Amina amed" <amina_me26k@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 11:26:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

DEAREST ONE
DEAR GREETINGS, PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.DEAR,IT IS MY GREAT INTEREST AND THE TRUST
WHICH I HAVE IN YOU,THOUGH WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE,NEITHER HAVE WE SEEN
FOR THE FIRST TIME,BUT BEFORE I PICK UP YOUR NAME AND WRITE TO YOU I
PRAYED OVER IT THAT GOD SHOULD DIRECT ME TO A TRUST WOULTHY AND GOD
FEARING PARTNER WHO WILL HELP ME OUT OVER MY PROBLEM.
FOR THIS PERMIT ME TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU,SINCE I
HAVE MADE UP MY MIND TO DO THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND
CONTACT FROM THE IVOIRIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES I PRAYED
OVER IT AND SELECT YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO ITS ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN TO ME AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORLTHY PERSON THAT I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY THE RECOMMENDATION.I MUST NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I AM AMINA AHMED; THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS MOHAMMED AHMED.
MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT AND GOLD PRODUCER HERE IN
ABIDJAN,THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO
DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCCUS ON A
BUSINESS DEAL. WHILE MY MOTHER DIED WHEN AM STILL A KID.SO MY FATHER
TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 30TH DEC. 2003 IN PRIVATE HOSPITAL
HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAS A SUM OF, (THIRTY MILLION US DOLLARS]LEFT IN TRUNK BOX AT THE SECURITY COMPANY AFFLIATE IVORY COAST AND THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY
DAUGHTER FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE FUND AND HERE IS AN
ATTACHMENTS OF MY PHOTOS AND THE CERTIFICATE USED IN DEPOSITING THE FUND.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH AND SOME
HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES SUPPOSED TO BALANCE HIM FROM THE DEAL THEY HAD THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES,THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A GOD FEARING FOREIGN PARTNER IN THE COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE,(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

DEAR, I AM HONORABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1]TO HELP AND RECIEVE THIS BOX IN YOUR COUNTRY
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 23 YEARS.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER
MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR COUNRY FOR ME.
4) SOMEONE TO TRUST FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FUND.
MOREOVER DEAR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 25% OF THE SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS BOX TO YOUR DESIGNATE OVERSEAS. ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARDS
AMINA AHMED.



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