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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: "Favour Mutah" <christianduke@laposte.net>
Reply-To: rogn1@laposte.net
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:14:56 +1100 (EST)
Subject: GOOD DAY

GOOD DAY

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship
with you, please i need a trust-worthy person that will help me to
transfer this money.

My Name is Mr Favour Mutah the only Son of Mr and Mrs Mutah Ubah i am 20
year old My father was a very wealthy Gold Merchant in Monrovia the Gold
Capital of republic of Liberia all in west africa.

Before the death of my father on 14th September 2008 my father told me
that hedeposited sum (USD $15 MILLION FIFTEEN MILLION U.S DOLLARS ) in a
bank here in Cote Divoire i want you to help me to transfer the money to
your account.

He also made me understand that it was because of this money he was
poisoned byhis business associates while on a business trip with them and
he instructed me to look for a foreign partner who will help me transfer
this money out of this Cote Divoire and invest it for me, my purpose of
contacting you is for you to help transfer this money to your country
before this people who kill my father will kill me too

Because of the political crisis in my country now i want this money to
transfer immediately I will compensate you with 20% of this money if you
help me to transfer the money to your account l hope you will not betray
the trust i have on you because this money is my only hope in this life
and you will also help me to come over to your country to continue my
education while you will invest my own share of the money for me.

I can assure you there is No Risk involve the money is an inheritance from
my late father.

THIS IS MY CONTACT EMAIL favourm3@hotmail.com
Telphone number +22546149464

I am waiting to hear from you.


Favour Mutah


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