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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: issa mohammed <issah21@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <issamh12@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:54:29 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS FROM ISSA MOHAMMED



FROM THE DESK OF ISSA MOHAMMEDBILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,BANK BICIA-BOUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO.DEAR FRIEND, I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANK BICIA-B HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO. IN MY DEPARTMENT WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$20M DOLLARS (TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS LIFE IN THE PLANE CRASH OF ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 WHICH CRASHED ON JANUARY 31 2000.YOU SHALL READ MORE NEWS ABOUT THE CRASH ON VISITING THIS SITE WHICH I GOT DURING MY INVESTIGATION; http://www.cnn.com/2000/us/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/ SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT UNLESS SOME BODY APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES AND LAWS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT INDICATE TO THE BANK WHO HIS SUPPOSED NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION IS IN HIS CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT THEREBY LEAVING NOBODY BEHIND FOR THE CLAIM. IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I NOW DECIDED TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU AND RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION TO THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR IT.UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR WILLINGNESS AND CANDID CO-OPERATION TO ASSIST WITH THE DISLODGEMENT OF THE SAID FUNDS, I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH MORE GUILDELINES ON HOW TO PROCEED. FOR MORE EXPLANATION KINDLY GET INTOUCH WITH ME ON THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW<issam1er@yahoo.fr> MY DEAREST REGARDSISSA MOHAMMED
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