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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: "MRS AISHA MOHAMMED" <aishamohammed1@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aishamohammed151@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:12:24 +0700
Subject: Assalamu alaikum!!! From Mrs Aisha Mohammed

From:MRS AISHA MOHAMMED.
aishamohammed151@yahoo.com

Attn:The Managing Director
Dear Beloved

Assalamu alaikum!!!

Beloved,

My contacting you is based on trust, I hope you will
live up to my expectation at the end of this project.
I have seen war and I have seen peace, I have seen
riches and I have seen people die of hunger on daily
bases.

I am quite certain that life is vanity upon vanity,the
only life worth living is a life of service to
humanity and the almighty ALLAH, most merciful, most
compassionate and most benevolent. This is the reason
for my present decision based absolutely hope on
ALLAH.

Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce myself to
you, My Name is Mrs. Aisha Mohammed, a Sudanese
refugee from Darfur region, my late husband was until
recently, one of the personal aid to the late
president of Sudan who died in air crash , may his
soul rest in peace.

Due to the air crash which lead to the sudden death of
the past president, my late husband who was the
personal aid to the president also lost his own life
in the air crash.

After my late husband's death, my son and I inherited
the sum of US$16 million which he deposited in a safe
deposit company in Cambodia (the neighboring country
to Thailand). The funds were originally gotten from my
late husband proceeds hence my late husband also deals
on the exportation of crude oil and Sudanese dry
fruits.

My late husband was able to secure the
funds(usd$16Million)with a very good diplomatic
officials from UK who was on an official duty in Sudan
then, the diplomatic officials helped my late husband
in packaging the funds which was sealed and brought
from Sudan to Cambodia as a diplomatic package through
a diplomatic carrier service. The diplomatic officials
who brought the funds into Cambodia also helped my
late husband in depositing the funds with a safe
deposit company here in Cambodia.

I have decided to contact you because I am interested
in investing this funds (usd$16Million)in your country
which I believe is investor friendly than Cambodia.

Please kindly guide and assist me in making the right
investment since I am also interested in buying a
residential property as I will be moving with my only
son musa in over there as soon as every thing
regarding technical and logistics details is worked
out and ascertained to our respective satisfaction.

In view of your participation, I am ready to give you
a good negotiable percentage for your assistance, or
better still commit it into viable Joint venture
projects with you .Be assured that you stand no risk
of any kind as the funds belong to me and my only
survived son musa. As soon as I get your consent, we
will quickly move this fund to your country for
investment

However, upon your acceptance to work as my partner,
you can contact me with my private e-mail for more
details. I strongly believe that associating with you
to embark on this and other business ventures will
derive a huge success here after, please include you
private contact telephone number and private e-mail
when replying to me.

Do reply me with the same email.

Yours Sincerely.

Mrs.AISHA MOHAMMED.





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