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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: amed farouk <amedfarouk49@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:16:24 +0200
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION




From AMED FAROUK,Johannesburg, South Africa.Att: Sir/Madam,
URGENT ATTENTIONHaving gotten your contact, I am interested in investing US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) in your country in any viable and profitable venture that you will recommend.I was a former financial adviser to the Sudan minister of Agriculture. I left my Country Sudan to South Africa due to the political problems in Sudan. (http://allafrica.com/sudan). During my active service, I saved the above-mentioned fund, which I deposited with a financial institution in SouthAfrican the form of a consignment. Now the fund is due for collection. I cannot move the fund out of South Africa on my name because of my (REFUGEE) asylum status. I need a foreign partner to come for the collection as my business associates.
Then the consignment can be changed on my new partners name and an affidavit will be sworn in the Court of law to back up. The company will release the deposit to you immediately they see the Affidavit of change of the ownership. Then we can transfer Fund to any of your chosen account and I will join you in your Country for the sharing of the fund. All the necessary documents will be obtain in your favor when you arrive in South Africa. Please keep this transaction confidential till we transfer the money to your account in your country.

Please send me your private phone number and fax number so that I can contact.Thank you..Best Regards.
Mr. AMED FAROUK,
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