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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: fatima_mohammed <fatima_mohammed011@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: fatima_mohammed75@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:51:48 +0200
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF :FATIMA MOHAMMED


*FROM THE DESK OF :FATIMA MOHAMMED*
*AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
BANK OF AFRICA(BOA),
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,WEST AFRICA.*
**
*(PLEASE SEND ALL INFORMATION BY mail FOR THE SECRET OF THE TRANSITIONS / *
*( CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS)*
**
*Dear Friend, *
*
This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my urgent
need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.
I am a banker by profession from **Burkina faso** in **west Africa** and
currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the
bank.I have the opportunity transferring the left over funds ($5.5million)
of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on
31ST October 2000 in a plane crash.

You can confirm the genuine of the deceased death by clicking on this web
site **http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>
*Hence,i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between us in the ratio of 60/30 while 10% will be mapped out for
expenses.If you agree to my business proposal.further details of the
transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail and
phone call. have a great day.*
*N.B*
*As you know this is a great business chance between me and you, Please as
soon as you got this mail if you are interested, *
*1, You must make sure You will be calling me on phone all the time once the
transaction started and once you receive this my first mail, Make sure that
You have money for telephone calls, i will also ready with money on my side,
*
*2, Please if you are not able to communicate with telephone forget about
the business, *
*3, Expenses inside the bank here You will help me if i cannot do all, But
anything bank needed from you in your country You will take responsibility
of it, take note of this please to avoid at the end you will say to me i
did not tell you i want me and you to team up and get this business done, *
*4, My promise to you is 100% no risk, i will cover everything here and the
transaction will move very 100% OK;*
*5, Again My coming to your country once the money transferred , Me and you
will exchange our photos, For you to know me in your country airport, *
*6, Now if you are interested i need urgent and fast reply, because we have
only 14 working days to tackle this business this year, We need to be fast
over it,*
*THIS IS MY EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECIVE THIS MAIL
With Best Regard *
**
*MR FATIMA MOHAMMED*

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