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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: "muhameed ganiu" <muhameedganiu1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:36:43 +0000
Subject: PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME

Dear Friend

 This message might meet you in utmost surprise however, it's just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me contact you for this transaction. My names is Mr. Muhameed Ganiu,working with PRO SECURITY COMPANY, i discover a trunk box here in our company that contains the amount of TWENTY TWO MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS [$22.700.000] belonging to our client who died in the charter plane which crashed on mount Kenya in the Kenyan city on 21st July,2010. I am contacting you to stand as the owner of the trunk box to receive it there in your country through diplomat, i will work out all the release of the consignment to ship it to your country and we will enter into real estate investment with the money, or we can share in the rate of 60/40.

  I will give you more details once i hear from you, call me if you can stand as the owner of this trunk box so that we will have a nice discussion about this transaction. My direct number is +233 240000000

Note: This is a genieu business and there is no upfront payment until you meet the diplomat there in your country. i will be waiting for your call or respond in email. muhameedganiu1@gmail.com

Best Regards
Mr. muhameed ganiu

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