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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: "AMINATA" <saveoursoulaminata1@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: saveoursoulaminata@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:59:56 +0200
Subject: JUST A FRIEND .I NEED UR COURAGE AND ASSISTING ME

Dear ,
Good day to you.Based on the information I gathered about you from a very reliable source, I am happy to send this message to you. I hope you will consider and give it urgent and favourable reply My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence.It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in success sometimes in life. My name is IDIRISSA SECK , the Son of the former minister for DEFENCE and INTERIOR.There is this huge amount of US$5.6million (FIVE MILION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) which my late father kept for us in the security company here in senegal dakar before he was assassinated by unknown persons.Now I and my younger Sister have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere save enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.
We want you to help us claim and retrieved these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and Transfer it into your personal account in your country for investment purposes on profitable ventures.If you can be of an assistance to us, we will pleased to offer you 20% of the total fund. while we have set aside 10% of the total fund for any expenses incur by you during the process.I await your soonest response through our private mailbox:
PLEASE WE NEED Your house Addres...........
Phone Number ..................
Fax Number ....................
And Passport Number............
N.B. Upon your interest, I will forward you
The contact Of The Bank immediately .
Respectfully yours,saveoursoulaminata@yahoo.ca
IDIRISSA AND SISTER AMINATA.



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