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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: Tomas Traore <tomastraore2000@terra.com.ve>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:05:36 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend.................Urgent please reply




Greetings,
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I sourced your e-mail address from the internet directory as we have not p=
reviously known each other. However, every relationship begins one day I a=
m Eng. Tomas Traore, the site inspection director with the ministry of wor=
ks and construction and I work directly with the Minister in charge of the=
Ministry here in Republic of Sudan.
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I awarded a contract for IRRIGATION to a Portuguese firm worth several mil=
lions of dollars a few years ago. In the course of executing the project t=
he firm discovered large gold deposit in one of the construction sites. Be=
ing the site director I collaborated with the firm in the mining of the go=
ld on a mutual agreement to share the proceeds out of which I got a share =
of $9.4 million dollars.
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As an ordinary director and a mere civil servant in this small war torn co=
untry, I cannot introduce this funds into the banking system here consider=
ing my meager monthly income as well as the code of conduct guidelines reg=
ulating civil service here in my country, Sudan. Presently Sudan is engulf=
ed in a civil crisis and as this crisis intensified by the day, I decided =
to leave with my family but firstly have succeeded in moving this fund out=
of Sudan under diplomatic cover.
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I am therefore soliciting for your co-operation to take delivery of this f=
und into your custody for any profitable investment that will be mutually =
beneficial. I will be able to arrange all necessary procedures to ensure s=
mooth movement of this funds until you are in control of it. Please let me=
know if you are interested by return mail and also include your full name=
s and contact telephone number to enable me call you. I will provide you w=
ith necessary details as soon as you indicate appreciable interest to deal=
. Thanks and God bless
=20
Regards,

Eng. Tomas Traore


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