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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: muduma ibrahim <mudu_ma23_ibrahim@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 07:48:45 +0000
Subject: GOLD FOR SALE.



Attention; Please.
I am Mr. MUDUMA IBRAHIM ,a miner working with the federal ministry of natural resources of my country. Life in the mines is quite a dangerous one as some of us sometimes die in the mines while the government and its cohorts enjoy the proceeds at the expense of our lives.
To this effect therefore, some of us who have the mind have decided to steal 250 kilos of 22 karat gold(both gold bars and gold dust are available) Salle it and run to foreign countries with our families. The price of the gold is $4000 per killo.
Considering the secrecy involved in this kind of deal, we are scared to contact anyhow person. But, we have contacted you with the hope that you will keep the secrecy at the sometime assist us to either sell the gold or buy it from us. This is our last opportunity and we are not ready to lose it. If you are serious and ready to buy from us or assist us in getting capable buyers. Kindly show your interest by replying this mail as shown below. For security reasons we will at thistime communicate via e-mail considering the security reasons involved until we know actually that you are with us then we will give you a contact telephone number. We have to inform you that some top officials of the mines are involved and will assist to produce all necessary documents which will back up the gold as one that has legally and directly bought from the ministry of gold and natural resources. This therefore makes this a 100% risk free deal.
Get back to us as quickly as possible so that we will move the gold out in alluvial dust or bars depending of the one that you will need.
Waiting to hearing from you soon

Mr. MUDUMA IBRAHIMOuagadougou-Burkina Faso West Africa.
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