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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: "Mr Sidi Mbaye" <sidimbaye@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:25:33 +0100
Subject: From Mr Sidi Mbaye


MY DEAR FRIEND=2C
I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU
DO NOT KNOW ME =2EI AM DR=2ESIDI MBAYE=2C I WORK IN THE
EQUITY FINANCE BANK OF SENEGAL =28EFBS=29=2C PACKAGING AND COURIER
DEPARTMENT=2E
I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR A HONEST PERSON
THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE EQUITY FINANCE BANK
WHO SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU =2EI WANT YOU TO HELP
ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN A CARRIER COMPANY HERE IN DAKAR SENEGAL BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS $6=2C500=2C000=2E00 ALL IN $100=2E00 BILLS=2C BUT THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE=2E
NOTE BELOW=2E
THIS ARE THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS I NEED FROM YOU=2E
NAME=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
OCCUPATION AND YOUR POSITION=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
AGE=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
STATUS=3A=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
STATE=2FCOUNTRY=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
TELE=2FFAX NUMBER=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E
AND I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY =2C YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME=2E OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME =2EIMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL AND FEEL THAT YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER=2C GET BACK TO ME SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS ON HOW TO GET THE CONSIGNMENT OF MONEY DELIEVER TO YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR SINCERITY TOWARDS THIS MATTER=2E
YOU CAN REACH ME THROUGH MY PRAVENT E-MAIL=2Esidimbaye=40yahoo=2Eco=2Euk FOR =3Cmailto=3AE-MAIL=2Esidimbaye=40yahoo=2Eco=2Euk FOR=3E MORE DETAILS=2E
WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST
YOURS FAITHFULLY=2C
DR=2ESIDI MBAYE

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