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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 Farouk <aminafarouk7@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: aminafarouk2@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:49:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello Dear


Hello Dear,

Compliment of the season!! Please let this letter not to bring confusion to you. I know that we have not met either before but hear me from the dept of your mind. It is ircumstances that made to send this to you.

My name is Amina Farouk, I lost my mother, my hero and my lord Ms Fatim Farouk a year ago. She was poisioned to death by her associate in business. She formed a company by one Mr.Philip Brown who poisioned her only to take benefit of the multi million venture.

I got through the records of my mother account books three weeks ago while crying and meditating, which I beleive was inspired by the spirit of God, I discovered that there is a huge sum of money she deposited in a bank, which is €7.5Million Euro. The note attached to the deposit agreement she made with the bank indicated that, the money was to be used to purchase machinery for the establishment of a new company of her own.

Please all I need from you is to do all you can to help me to get this money out of the bank. I have been to the bank where this money is deposited immediately, and confirmed the account most deligently. If you are willing and interested to assist me, kindly send me the following information of yours so that, I can submit it to the bank as the particulars of my late mother's foreign business partner/beneficiary of the deposited money to be transferred:

(1). Your full names (2). Your full residential address (3).Your private tel/fax numbers (4).How much commission will you take for rendering the assistant?

My mother did not marry to any man, She had me as the only child while she was having an affair with the person that surpposed to be my father when she was 18 years and the man abandoned her and disappeared which forced her to remain single. I don't have any one to run into. All the members of my mother family have turned their back on me because I demand for my right. They told me that I don't belong to the family. That I should go and look for my father, Whom I don't know. I have made trace to know my father without sucess. I want you to hear me from the inner most of your heart and accord me this help.

God will bless you for saving my life and future.
Best wishes,
Amina Farouk.
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