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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: Tazah Michael <mic_tazah10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mic_tazah@terra.com
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:48:37 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dear Brother,Please we need your assistance !!


From; Master Michael Tazah
Dafur-Republic Of Sudan

Dear Brother ,

Good day.Please this request should not come to you as a surprise. It is because of what is happening to my family urged me to contact you.

My name is Master. Michael Tazah , the second son of Mr. George Tazah of Darfur,Republic of Sudan. At the height of the current political crises in my country, in which the Rebel group of the opposition party in my country fights with the government forces in their bid to take over the government of our country., my father and my elder brother were brutally slained to a painful death on the 6th of July 2006, in their struggle to protect some civilians who ran to take refuge in our house and since then, life has not been the same for our family.

My father, during his life on earth was a prominent business man who trades on Diamond and Gold from African countries and exports to other countries. He publicly criticized the crude policies and crime against humanity on the civilians by the Rebel Forces, in which they amputate young boys and girls for their failure to fight .I therefore decided to move my mother and younger sister to Central African Republic, for refuge . My Father, before his death, deposited the sum of Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars [$8.500 000 million] with a Finance and Security Company in the Republic of Ghana where he buys most of these Gold and Diamond. In view of this, and as the only surviving son of my father l decided to contact you for your help in accommodating this fund for me in your country.Myself and my mother will ensure that the Fund is moved safely to your country, with the assistance of the security Company in Ghana.

Now this is what l actually want you to do for me;

1. I humbly solicit for your sincere assistance to help me accommodate this fund in your country,untill l join you since my country is not safe again for any transaction.

2. l want you to be presented to this Security Company as the person l contacted to assist my family to accommodate this fund over there in your country.

3.To finally assist my family in managing this fund in any lucrative field in your country for at least three years after l must have joined you to start a new life.

Please, l hope you will be a very honest and reliable person to deal with, and also grant and view this very request with favor and much understanding of our unexpected bad situation presently.Please l need your urgent response and include your private phone number please.


Best Regards,

Mr.Michael Tazah.
You can also reply to me with; mic_tazah@terra.com

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