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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrssuzan.okra@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From:
Date:
Subject: Your humble attention needed.
HELLO
It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country, though I have not met you before but I believe one has to risk, confiding in someone to succeed in this life.
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FIRST LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU
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My name is Mr. Mohammed Allen Umaru I am a nephew to late Nigeria president Umuru musa Yaradua I am a Muslim by religion. Before the death of my Uncle Mr. President. Umura Yar’adua who died at hospital official at King Faisal specialist Hospital and research He died on 10th December 2009 at 3,30pm at an incentive care unit of said hospital Jeddah Saudi-Arabia.
 You can click here to view     Umaru Yaradua is dead
This is his complained chest pain as kidney before he died.. He uses to give my mum some private document to keep As his sister. As he has died my mum was suggesting that we should send the entire document to his wife. But I said no to my mum.
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 There is one box we open that contain about ($500, 000 000. 00) America dollars (five hundred million America dollars)
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 Cash as we open the box. Including other Document so my mum was scared. And warned me not to let anybody to know about it she says I should start looking for a foreigners contact that will help me to invest in their country that is why we say to contact you after our prayer.
Right now boot the money and the document is with me.
I need your assistant?
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If you will be out to help us in this transition we conclude that we offer you 35% of the total amount. Please send your response to this private e-mail address: mrssuzan.okra@hotmail.com
Or you call +2347067495266
Thanks
Yours faithful
Mohamed Allen
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