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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: Mrs Salam Ahmed <salsm_a@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrs_salam@sify.com
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:39:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Call me immediately for more discussion (+22679097287)




Peace be upon you, For your kind attention this message might reach you in utmost surprise, however, I will be very glad if you do assist me to relocate a sum of (US$6,200,000.00 Million Dollars) into your personal bank account for the benefit of both of us.  This is a genuine business transaction, only I cannot operate it alone without using a Foreigner as required in my bank law, therefore I am contacting you to stand before my bank as the beneficiary next of kin of this fund, that is my reason of contacting you in this
manner to assist me actualize this better opportunity, and also to share the benefit together with me.  You will be entitled to have 30% of this fund as a foreign partner, since you will provide a bank account where this money will be transferred to, while 70% will be for me, by indicating your interest on assurance of trust, I will send you the full details and how this business will be executed.  Please keep this proposal as a top secret between the both of us and delete it immediately in your email box if you are not interested for the business.  I will be looking forward for your urgent response (mrssalam@in.com) Regards, in sincerity, Mrs Salam Ahmed. My private contact number: +22679097287



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