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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: Boubacar Ahmed <boubacarmariam04@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:31:22 +0000
Subject: FROM:BOUBACAR AND MARIAM AHMED



FROM:BOUBACAR AND MARIAM AHMED
(+225-08378936)

Assalam Alekoun.

Dear ,

I am BOUBACAR IDREEN AHMED the only son of late former Director of finance,DR. IDREEN AHMED Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.

I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father was the director of finance of Gold and diamond industry in my country, during the disastrous civil war in my country, now he has deposited the money with a BANK in Abidjan, where I am residing under political asylum with my younger sister MARIAM AHMED.

Now the war in my country is over i and my sister needs your trust and assistance to enable us secure our inheritance from BANK OF AFRICA ABIDJAN it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank particulars:1) Account name 2) Account number3) Bank address, telephone and fax number so that i will take all of your bank particulars to the bank to enable them effect our money into your bank account which you will have to forward immediately to us. the said amount is (Fifteen Million Dollars) $15 Million.

I am compensating you with 15 % of the total amount if there will be any expenses during the time of transferring our money into your bank account, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government political and economic welfare.
Please call me immediately you must have gone through my message and feel free to ask any question and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might come across during this transaction.
mail me back immediately you receive this message through our family private email address (boubacarmariam_ahmed@yahoo.com) for more explanation.And promise me and my younger sister to be a reliable person and gaurdian considering our situation and not to betray us by the time the bank will effect our money into your bank account in your country.

Best Regards,

BOUBACAR AND MARIAM AHMED.
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