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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: "Nad Ismail" <chambruce@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nadismailss@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:04:14 +0700
Subject: Re:I Need Your Urgent Assistance!!!

Dear Brethren



I Am In need of assitance and decided to asked of Help from you,my Names are Nad Bello Ismail ,I am the only surviving son of the late chief Bello Ismail the head of Black in Sudan an who was killed by Islamic Group know as Arab Janjaweed militia in Sudan 12 November, 2004
when they raided our village and raped my sister and illed my elder brother in his attempt to escape.
Two months before he was eventually killed there was attempt on his life but fortunately God speared his life for us.it was after this attempt that he had to reveal some vital information's as regards his life to me before he was finally killed 2 November, 2004.
All accounts belonging to my father both local and abroad had been frozen and his investments seized by the government believing in their false allegation that he made away with $2 billion dollars Received from UNITED NATION of which I know is just a ploy to eliminate him by the people in power that he is frustrating their evil intentions through the human right public hearing for violation of right and cruelsome killings in Darfur and Sudan to carry out their plans to remain in power against the will of the masses for their selfish interest instead of the interest of the
nation.
Two weeks before he was killed in 2004, my dad spoke to me at lenght about life and its ealities, He told me he deposited a trunk box containing nine million five hundred united states dollars(us$9.5m) with a Security and Finance Company overseas with the intention of retrieving it
himself before he was eventually killed. According to him the content of the box was registered as film and photographic materials with his influence and was moved out of my country through a special diplomatic courier.
In the light of the above and based on the fact that I am next of kin I am now contacting you as a foreigner to assist me in retrieving the boxes and subsequently deposit of the funds into your foreign account My mother died as a result of the shock she received from my father death I am ready to offer you 20% of the fund for your ssistance I want to believe that you will not sit on the money when paid into your account .
I want you to understand that there is no risk involved as I have worked out modalities for the smooth actualization of this goal which require the following for effecting the documents of claim and identification .
Your private telephone and fax
Your contact address
I wish to state here that we are left with nothing as we survive by the grace of God I hope you understand our predicament so as to save me and my extended family from hopeless future Waiting your urgent
Response
Best regards,
Nad bello Ismail.





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