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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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Fraud email example:

From: "mrahmed.adams7" <mrahmed.adams7@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:44:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MORE DETAILS FROM Mrahmed.Adams.




MORE DETAILS FROM Mrahmed.Adams.



Greetings..........................



I am very glad for the choice I made by picking you to be my foreign partner in the execution of this transaction and truly "two good heads they say are better than one".



Naturally somebody will feel some how been presented with such an offer that comes but once in ones life time, listen I got your contact through yahoo tounish search with my lap top when I am searching for a trusted partner who can help me and execute this transaction, really it's the work of Almighty God who leads me to your private contact, But my dear I assure you of the 100% risk free of this.



Contact me on my private mobile(+226-78 26 18 70)for the confidentiality of this transaction and don't fail to give me a call immediately you got my email for more explanation concern this transaction and also you should not disclosed to the outside world for the security of my job and the success of this deal.





I found it necessary even before your demand to give you indebt explanation on this deal and to give you details and breakdown of the modality which we have to follow to achieve this highly beneficial success. I am a banker and an insider. I know the process to be taken officially in the bank to investigate and verify your claim to grant you approval as the next of kin to the late Mr. RICHARD BURSON.



My good friend I see this development as a good opportunity for me to contact you to help me put claim to this fund as his next of kin and accommodate this in your account abroad. I know you may doubt the possibility of this but I am telling you that it is as easy as a. b. c bearing in mind that I am the person who submitted the information €™s of this late bank customer to the bank board of directors.



I am in position to give you all information about this man as the bank may require from you after applying as the next of kin to claim his balance.



I will like you to know that there is no risk involved for now and in future as all dealing with the bank will go through normal banking procedure and all information will equally be documented for future references. On my own part i want you to keep this as top secret because i am still working in the bank, if they know that i am the person who gave you the information about their deceased customer, I will loose my job, you are only required to act on my giving you information â„¢s daily concerning bank decisions towards this transaction.



To remind you, this transaction is not a child's play nor a little amount involved. We are talking of over (15. Million , US Dollars), and so I will not like anybody to spoil it for me because it had taken me years to arrive at the stage of looking for a foreigner to assist me.



On hearing from you that you will not cheat or betray me and then i will draft and application letter and send to you in which you will fill and send to the bank for the smooth claim of this fund, together with the full contact of the bank on how you will apply.



Thanks with best regards,

yours Brother,

Mrahmed.Adams.



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