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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: "mohammed abubakar" <moh_abubakar02@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:17:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: AN URGENT REPLY NEEDED


FROM. MR. MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR.
OFFICER IN CHARGE OF AUDITING AND
ACCOUNTING SECTION IN B.S.I.C BANK
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO WEST AFRICA.
=20
SIR/MADAMA,
WELL MY DEAR IT WAS DURING MY AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING IN MY OFFICE I CO=
ME ACROSS A LARGE SUM OF MONEY AMOUNTING $31.925MILLION DOLLARS THAT BE=
LONG TO ONE OF OUR DECEASED COSTUMER MR.LEWIS WOOD AN AMERICAN.

WHO DIED 3 JANUARY 2004 WITH EGYPTIAN CHARTER PLANE BELONGING TO FLASH =
AIRLINES CRASHES INTO THE RED SEA, KILLING ALL 141 PEOPLE ON BOARD.SINC=
E THEN THERE IS NO ONE WHO COMES AS HIS FAMILY OR RELATION TO CLAIM THE=
MONEY.=20
=20
ALSO IN MY INVESTIGATION I NOTICE THAT THE DECEASE CUSTOMER MR.LEWIS WO=
OD DON=92T INDICATE HIS NEXT OF KIN IN THE BANKING DEPOSITED DOCUMENT. =
SO SINCE THEN THE MONEY HAS BEEN ON CLAIM. IN FACT I COULD HAVE LOOK FO=
R INDIGEN TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE FUND BUT AN INDIGEN CAN NOT CLAIM THE M=
ONEY BECAUSE THE MONEY BELONG TO FOREIGNER AN INDIGEN CAN NOT CLAIM IT.=
=20

IT IS ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT YOU TO =
ASSIST ME TO STAND AS RELATIVE OF THE DECEASE
CUSTOMER MR.LEWIS WOOD,TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE FUND FOR THE BANK TO ACKNO=
WLEDGE YOU AND TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIAL=
LY OF THE MONEY.
SHARING BENEFITS,
=20
WELL AS MY FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF MR.LEWI=
S WOOD. FOR THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE SAID FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU W=
ILL HAVE 35% SHARE OF THE MONEY WHILE 55% WILL BE FOR ME 10% SHOULD BE =
FOR EXPENSES OF TAX AND ALL NECESSARY LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE USED=
TO BACK UP THIS CLAIM.

IF MY SUGGESTION IS ACCEPTED I WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS MY PARTNER =
IN THIS BUSINESS. BY THEN I SEND THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL=
USE TO PUT CLAIM OVER THE FUND. =20

I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS.
MR. MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR.


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oticias/especiales/eleccionesargentina.html

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