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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: Dr Silaa Mong <drsm343@msn.com>
Reply-To: <drs.mong@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:51:00 +0000
Subject: BE MY BUSINESS PARTNER ?



BE MY BUSINESS PARTNER ?
COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY
FROM DR SILAA MONG .

Please reply me here.
Email: drs.mong@gmail.com

Dear Friend,
How are you and your family? This message might meet you in utmost surprise, Meanwhile i have sent you this mail before but i did not see your respond i belive that you did not recived it so i have to resend it to you again for your clear understanding. However, it's just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. My names are, Dr Silaa Mong, 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 of transfering the left over funds($11.5million) of one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31july 2000 in a plane crash. For your clear understanding, you can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on this web site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Hence,i am inviting you for this business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/40 .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.
Have a great day.
yours,
Dr Silaa Mong
Please send your Reply to my new email address.
Email: drs.mong@gmail.com

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