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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: Reda Abdallah <redaabdallah13@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:29:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP WITH TRUST,


I NEED YOUR HELP WITH TRUST,
FROM: MR REDA ABDALLAH,
Please read
carefully,

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 got your contact from yahoo
tourist search
while I was searching for a foreign partner. I assured of your
capability and
reliability to champion this business opportunity when I prayed about
you.

I am a banker by profession in
BURKINA-FASO, WEST
AFRICA and currently
holding the post of manager in account and
auditing
department in our bank. I have the opportunity of transferring the left
over
funds ($ 20.5Million Dollars) belong to our deceased customer who died
along
with his entire family in a plane crash.

Hence; I am inviting you for a 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 immediately as soon as you receive
this
letter.
Please indicate your willingness by sending the below
information for
more clarification and easy communication.
For more details, Contact
me for
more details.

Please indicate your willingness by sending the
below
information for more clarification and easy communication.
For more
details,
Contact me for more details.

(1) YOUR FULL
NAME................................
(2) YOUR
AGE............................

(3) YOUR SEX............................
(4)


YOUR PRIVATE PHONE N0.......... 
(5) YOUR COUNTRY
OF
ORIGIN..................
(6) YOUR
OCCUPATION.........................
 
Direct telephone
number  +226 74 02 19
65
Call me for more clarifications
Thank you,
MR

REDA
ABDALLAH,






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