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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: aminata mustapha <aminatamustapha50@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:55:20 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From Aminata


Dear Sir




































   




































      I know you will be suprise to recieve this
proposal from someone you have never seen before. In a nutshell I am
Miss Aminata Mustapha 23yrs old.The Daughter of Late Mr Haji Musapha
,who died alonge side with the former millitray leader of the federal
republic of Seirra Leone,general Guei,during the coup attemt by the
rebells,which took the lifes of many people in October .









































































   I am
constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I,m receiving
from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's
treasury and properties away from me since the unexpected death of my
Father. Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the United Sates but she stoled
my international passport
and other valuable travelling documents.But luckily she did not
discover where I hide my fathers deposite File where important documents
are kept.



















































 










So I decided to run to Dakar Senegal for safety also to
seek for asylum
in the refugee camp to contact you confidencially. She have even closed
all my late father's , just to put me into suffery and starvation.









































































  Now
I urgently need an assistance of a reputable and trustworthy Foreigner
who will help me to retrieve this money deposited by my late father in a
Finance House, l and subsequently stand on my behalf, as the next of
kin. The money have been saved and deposited with a Finance House. He
deposited the sum of 4.5M US dollars (four point five million US
dollars.)I am here with the Deposite Certificate and the death certificate
of my late father ,all will be sent to  you upon request as soon as i
get you well, know body knows what i have and where i am.









































































  It
therefore became very necessary and urgent that somebody in your foreign
position should render a helping hand to safe-guard this fund for me in
safe until my arrival in your country.I am asuring you 100% rist
free,and i have map out 10% of the total money for your kind
assistance while 5% will be kept aside for any miscellaneous expenses
incurred. This is the reason why I decided to contact you. Please all
communications(replies) should be through this  for confidential
purposes.Please your urgent responce will be highly appriciated.









































































Thanks









































































Miss Aminata Mustapha.



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