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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: rida muhanna <rida_muhanna_70@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <rida_muhanna_j00@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:45:09 +0000
Subject: Mrs Rida Muhanna



DearestI am Mrs Rida Muhanna wife of the late Dr Al Rashid Muhanna Director GeneralNational Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone.
Few days before my husband was killed by rebel forces, he instructed me and my son to move out of Sierra-Leone and also to go into his underground strong room where the documents of money he deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote d Ivoire in one trunk box as family valuables .The amount is Eight million five hundred thousand united states dollers (Us$8.500,000.00).

we are in a sincere desire of your assistance to help us move this box that contains money out of the security company to your country for investmentFor your information, the security company did not know the real content of the box and we do not wish them to know until the box is moved to your country. As it was deposited as family valuables and treasures.
I and my son have decided to offer you 20% of the total amount is for your assistance to help us
call me on +225 02542818 if you get my son Khalid feel free to discuss with him,I am waiting to hear from youMrs Rida Muhanna.
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