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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: monica ali said <monicaalisaid1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: monicaalisaid@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:14:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMBLE SUBMISSION;




Hello Dear,



It is with profound respect and humble submission,I beg to state the following few lines for your kind consideration, I hope you will spare some of your valuable minutes to read the following appeal with sympathetic mind. I must confess that it is with great hopes, joy and enthusiasm that I write you this mail which I know and believe by the faith that it must surely find you in good condition of health.



My name is Monica Ali Said. I am the only daughter of Late Colonel Ali Said, former chief of police of Mogadishu, Somalia and a commander of security forces during the war in Somalia in which he was killed by sniper fire in June 17 2009. Though his sudden killing linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by Islamist forces . But God knows the truth. My mother died when I was just 6 years old, and since then my father took me so special.



You can read more about my father's death in the BBC news:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8104504.stm



Before the death of my father on June 2009, he told me that he made a fixed deposit of the sum of $3.2 Million USD in Bank in BURKINA FASO with my name as his next of kin. I am 21 years old and a University undergraduate and really don't know what to do. Now I want an honest and God fearing partner overseas who I can transfer this money with his/ her assistance and after he/ she receive the money into his/ her account, I will relocate and reside permanently in your country where I have decided to spend all the rest of my life and further my education, while you manage the fund for me. The reason is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis before I left Somalia for BURKINA FASO where I am presently living.



Actually my father's death has brought a me down and affected my plans. Now, I want to settle down my life and relocate to your Country with your assistance and I want also to invest the funds under your care because I am ignorant of the business world.



I sincerely need your help in this regards. Please reply me as soon as possible so that I will inform you more details and how you will stand as my trustee.



Yours sincerely,



Miss Monica Ali Said.

+226 7594 5069



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