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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: Hamed aicha <hamed_aicha2006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:57:25 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM : MRS HAMED URGENT


Hello

Compliments of the seasons, i hope all is well with you over there?.There is nothing better for the spirit or the body than a trust affair. It elevates the thoughts and flattens the stomachs.We seek the comfort of another. Someone to help us through the neverending attempt to understand each other. And in the end, someone to lay our trust along the way.

I must confess that it is with great joy and enthusiasm that I am writing you this mail, which I know and believes by faith that it must surely find you in good condition of health. Happiness, joy, peace,trust, is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be trust under all outward circumstances. Happiness and trust is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition than environment.

Meanwhile i would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your country. I have a substantial capital i honorably intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.

Your able co-operation is to become my business partner in your country and create ideas on how money will be invested,properly managed and the type of investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your assistance. Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction sincerely by protecting our interests and upon your acceptance of this proposal, I would furnish you with the full detailed information, procedure,amount involve and mutually agree on your percentage interest or
share holding for helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the money.

There is this huge amount of money seven million two hundredand fifty U.S dollars($7,250.000.00) which my late Husband kept for us in a finance and security Org. here in Cote'd ivoire before he was poissonied by his local business associate on one of his trip on 24th August 2004.

Now my son and I decieded to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside our country for security purposes.We want you to help us to withdraw this fund from the Finance and Security Org, and instruct the bank to transfer it into your account for investment purposes on the followings below:

1). Telecommunication
2). International School
3). Importing of agriculturing products or in real estate.

I shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, if you
so desire, but do urgent you to give the matter your immediate
attention it deserves. If you can be of an assistance to us we will be please to know your commission for your kind assistance,but we have decided to offer you 15% out of the total sum after the fund is transfered into your account.

I await your soonest response.

Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Hamed Aicha.


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