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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: binta basim <"binta."@mail.lv>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:41:02 +0300
Subject: binta & Mother





Dear

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an
emergency to my condition with my mother here in dakar senegal, Be
bless as you help me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in
your country. I am Miss binta basim from the republic of Sudan in
Central Africa Dafur, now seeking

for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR)united nation high
commission for refuge with my mother.I got your contact during a
desperate search here in Dakar for a possible transac tion. My (late)
father HON DR. basim ahmed,who was the former ministre of finance and
economy in Sudan before he was

assinated by the rebbles in the captal city of Khartoon 2008. And all
our properties was totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape
with some of my father's documents covering $10.5 Million dollars(Ten
Million Five Hundered Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently
deposited safely in a Bank on my name as the only daughter of the
family and the next of kin, the Bank have approved to transfer the
fund deposited on my name but we are looking for a trust and reaible
foreign partner who will assist us to transfer and inves the fund in
his country.


i was advice to live with my mother to dakar senegal because i

was the next target as the only daughter of my family. All the vital
documents will be fax to you as our foreign partner who will recive
the fund for the investment. Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem
of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help us transfer the
money and invest it in his country and into his possession pending our
arrival to meet with him.Furthermore, we only want this done this way
because your country is politically stable for any profitable
investment and only if you accept our

proposal, you will serve as the beneficiary of the fund on
commencement of this proposed transactions, you will send me and my
mother a letter of inviation !to enable us to get a visa and fly down
to your country once the fund is been transfer to your country.i hope
you will not betray me and my mother because this money is all our
hope since my late father died. I am giving

you the offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance
to assist us, we have decided to invest 40% of the total fund based on
equity participation in your company. Secondly, we shall also take 5%
out for any miscelleneous expens es that may occure during the
transfer. Conclusively.


i wish you send me a reply immediately as soon as you recieve this
proposal so that we shall arrange on how this fund will be transfer to
your country. On commencement,this transaction will take nothing less
than 8 working days to be accomplished as the bank managment told me
and my mother. All documents covering the fund are safe and intact
with us here in dakar senegal. i will

fax you all the vital documents to enable you to contact the finance
firm for the transfer.my mother is sending her greetings to you and
your family. kindly keep this transfer secert and confidentail.
contact me on this email as soon as you recive this massage. for more
detals urgent as soon you received this massage for more details and
keep it secert and confidetail between you as us. my mother is sending
her greetings to you and your family.

Thanks yours daughter,

binta & Mother

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