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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: <amma1_3ammed@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: amma1_11ammed@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 20:58:54 +0900 (JST)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.

ATTN;Dear One

Iam sending you this proposal with deep concerned as to beg for help out of my situation.

Iam Miss AMMA AMMED,Daughter to the personnal assistant to the late former president of cote d! Ivoire Robert Guie, my father captain IDRIS AMMED,was shot dead including the former president Robert Guie and some members of his family, in a coup attempt to overthrow the new president during his
official visit to Italy.

Hearing the news of my fathers dead lately in the night by his driver,i ran to his bedroom and carried away some important belongings and move to the interior village for hiding. I later discovered that the former late president assigned $19million Dollars to my late father for the purchasing of
Ammunitions. But unfortunatly my father was killed before he could carry out this assignment

Now; this $19million Dollars is saftly Deposited under a security company by my father through the depositing documents i discovered in his bed room from the important belongings i carried away,as families valuable items. he never told them that the contains are money.but registered as families
valuable items.
The Depositing Document and the keys are in my position. Please i am contacting you as to assist me clear this money from this security company and be transfered to your account for investment.so that i can continue with my studies, iam a student of 18yrs of age and single
We can discuss your commission as soon as i hear from you,

Thanks,
sincerely,
Miss, AMMA AMMED





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