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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: Aisha sowe <helensankoh@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: aisha_s001@yahoo.in
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:21:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Invest/Manage


Mrs Aisha sowe
Bank al tijari senegal

For your
Attention Only,

I am Mrs Aisha Sowe, A Senegalaise working with
senegal branch of
african development bank group as the manager.I
humbly wish to seek your
assistance in a matter that is very
important to me which requires
utmost urgency and confidentiality.

I
want to start investment with the sum of Thirty million united states
of
America dollars in your country or any other country with good
economic
stability and political climate you may recomend.I shall be
interested
in real estates,Hotels business.Stocks and bonds or any other
business
you might recomend.
 
This money emanated after my bank was burnt
down few weeks ago.A lot of
loses were incured both in cash and
documentations.Before the fire
incidence,We had in cash a foreign
exchange to tune of Thirty  million
United state of America
dollars.After the fire accident,The board of the
bank surmoned me to
account for damages.I declared that the foreign
exchange was
completey burnt.But the truth of the matter  is that the money is safe
in my
personal custody for obvious reasons i can not possibly place
this fund
with established financial institutions and this requires
me to urgently
look for a reliable foreigner to help move this found
out of here,
Invest/Manage it for me for some time before I finally
resign from my
office.

It is also my wish that this deal be
handled as quietly as
possible without any leakage to the press.If
you agree to aCt as a fund
manager for me,Then i will release the
money to you if you meet my
requirements.Upon a favorable response
from you i shall let you know how to
receive the
fund.After successfull deal,Your commission shall be thirty
percent
of the total sum  for assistance insafely moving the money offshores of
senegal.

Sixty five percent for you and five percent shall be
used to repay
expenses you or I might incure during the
transaction.you shall be
entitled for an annual fourty percent of the
after tax returns for the
fist two years of managing my share of the
deal in good business.there
after the terms shall be reviewd.If you
are willing to do this please
respond with your full details.


Best
Regards,
Mrs Sowe Aisha..



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