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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:20:24 +0200
Subject: From Mr Gitta Mohamed


From Mr Gitta Mohamed
=C2=A0
Dear,
=C2=A0
Suddenly you got this mail and may be doubting and wondering how I got yo=
ur mail contact. Well, I got your contact from an operator of an internet=
services in the Chambers of Commerce and Industry here in Abidjan, Cote =
d' Ivoire, hence I decided to write you, though I did not mention the tra=
nsaction to him.
=C2=A0
I=C2=A0Mr=C2=A0Gitta Mohamed=C2=A0,an accountant with one of the local ba=
nks=C2=A0 here=C2=A0in=C2=A0Abidjan, the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire I am c=
ontacting you on this business of transferring the sum of eight Million U=
S$ (US$8 million) into a safe foreign account and it must be very confide=
ntial. I solicit your urgent assistance for the transfer of these funds i=
nto your Bank account.
=C2=A0
I wish to inform you that=C2=A0I discovered the said amount of money duri=
ng our last audit work in the month of April 2006. I discovered=C2=A0this=
money belongs to one Mr George Brumley, a very rich farmer who died some=
=C2=A0four years ago with=C2=A0Kenya airlines plane crash in Kenya on jul=
y 2003. Mr.George Brumley=C2=A0 was on board with his entire family inclu=
ding his next of kin to=C2=A0his=C2=A0account, since then nobody has come=
for claim of these funds.
=C2=A0
I therefore solicit your assistance to come out as the next of kin to Mr.=
George
Brumley. As soon as you agree to do so,=C2=A0I will arrange all formaliti=
es to transfer the money to your bank account . Note that all the modalit=
ies of this transfer are RISK FREE.=20
=C2=A0
I=C2=A0want to make the following points clear for you so that you can ha=
ve a better understanding of why=C2=A0I am=C2=A0contacting you.=C2=A0=C2=A0

(1) As civil servants,=C2=A0I am=C2=A0not permitted to operate or own a f=
oreign account while in office due to CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT.
=C2=A0
(2)=C2=A0My present financial resources will not be sufficient to process=
and procure all documents and formalities from varoius Ministries here, =
hence the need for a reliable foreign partner abroad is required for fina=
ncial assistance as the case may be.
=C2=A0
(3) You will be forwarded as the next of kin of the fund.=20
Your assisting percentage will be as agreed when you finally get back to=C2=
=A0me Via this email gitta_invest@hotmail.fr
=C2=A0
Best regards.
=C2=A0
Mr Gitta mohamed.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20







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