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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: "Miss Fatima Muhammad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fatimamuhammad2020@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:36:16 -0000
Subject: From Miss Fatima Muhammad.......


>From Miss Fatima Muhammad
Hello dear my dear trusted One,

With profound respect and humble submission,and I beg you to read my bellow
few lines message for your kind understanding and 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 message which I know and believe by the faith that it must surely find you in good condition of health. please before i proceed i will like to officialy introduce myself to you,

In regards to that my name is Fatima Muhammad the only child and daugther of my late parents Mrs Malik Muhammad from Abidjan Ivory Coast in west africa. i am 20 yaers orphan. My late father was a highly reputable business magnet who deal on gold and cocoa mercahnt based in Paris France, acra ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast) its very painfull to tell you that my uncles here colabrated with my father's business associate and poisoned him to death on one of their business trips because of their greedines over my father i have been an orphan for years.

Please my dear why I contacted you as a foreigner to receive my inherited money was that my late father before his death, he warned me not to disclose anything about this deposit to any person here including his relatives, he said that they will kill me to have access to the money as they are my only relatives i have now. my late father strongly advised and worned me that incase of his death that I have to look for an Honest, trusted, relaible and Sincere foreign partner / guardian who will assist me to receive this money out of this country for my investment purposes and to enable me relocate to further my studies,

Please I need your help to provide only bank account where i can transfer my inherited money(US$2.5Million) which i inherited from my late father for my urgent relocation to furher my studies and my life time investments over your country under your control as my guardain and patner.I am willing to offer you 20% of the total money after the transfer is completed into your account which you will provide for your fully suport, assistant and efforts to receive my money into your bank account within 7 working days as the bank director has assured me.

Please you must be informed that the money is a legally acquired by my late father and has no criminal backgrond and must be invested in a legitimate and geanue bsuness over there in your country or any part of the world you wish.
Please for sake of God i will like you to reply me immedaitely through my private email fatimamuhammad2020@yahoo.co.jp i will be looking forward for your now.

Thanks for your understanding and consideration
Yours sincere Fatima Muhammad

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