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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: Amina Abdul-Razzaq <a_a00001122@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:45:38 +1100 (EST)
Subject: Compliment of the day..............


Dearest one,

Please kindly bear with me, permit me to inform you of my desire, i have a proposal for you this however is not mandatory nor i am in any manner compelling you to honour against your wish but your profile pushed me to send you this mail, which i also belive that this timed contact will bring us into a lasting relationship.

Actually, i am the only daughter of late Mr/Mrs. Baba Abdul-Razaaq from Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, my late father was a cocoa and gold merchant here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, before his untimely death. He travelled along side with his business associates including an uncle of his to France to negotiate on a cocoa and gold business, but very sad to say he was poisoned on that very business trip. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by his uncle including his business associates who travelled with him on that business trip, but only God knows the truth!

My mother died when i was 6 years old and since then my father took me so special. Before the death of my father on 23th May 2004 in a private hospital here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he deposited the sum of Four million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars, (USD$4.500,000) in one of the leading prime bank here Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire. He further explained to me that he deposited the fund in my name with the bank as his only daughter, and also as well as the next of kin to the fund.

My late father made me to understand that it was because of his wealth and success in business that was why he his being poisoned. He seriously adviced me to seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this fund to and use it for investment purpose such as farming and real estate management.

I have suffered a lot of set back as a result of the on timely death of my late beloved father which actually have brought much sorrow to my life, i am 20years old orphan girl and also a high school leaving certificate holder, i really don't know what to do now.

I am in need of your kind assistance on the following ways:

1) To assist me in the transfer of this fund into your nominated bank account overseas and also serve as guardian of this fund since i am only 20years old orphan girl, till i finished my education.

2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country as soon as the fund is successfully transfered into your nominated bank account overseas.

3) I am also willing to compensate you for your assistances and effort/input, after the successful transfer of this fund into your nominated bank account overseas.

Please kindly consider my proposal for you and get back to me as soon as possible, and i will not hesitate to give you every necessary details concerning this matter and my requested assistance once i receive your soonest favourable response.

Yours Sincerely,
Miss. Amina Abdul-Razaaq.



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