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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: "Mr. Abu Bakar Bin Saud" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bakarsaud63@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 16:50:52 +0800
Subject: GREETINGS!

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Abu Bakar Bin Saud from Malaysia. Some years back, I invested some amount of money in properties in Ontario, Canada and I have a second thought about the environment and presently I have just resold them which are due for payment. I wanted the Due-funds transferred to my account by Swift, but the issuing company/Investor said that they cannot transfer more than Five Thousand Dollars to any bank account outside North America/south America within one month (30days).And as we know is very difficult for a company to make payment in cash is either by check or by draft.
Meanwhile, I have tried to open an account with Bank-One in Texas and Washington Mutual in California in United States but I need to be physically presence to sign the mandate. I must confess that this is not possible now because I am medically down to make such a long distance trip. So, I was told to provide a contact in Canada, or United States of America to receive the funds on my behalf. I am in need of your assistance on this matter, if you could help receive the funds and forward to me. Sincerely, you are not going to face any risk in rendering assistance. AND PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAN YOU ARE NOT SPENDING ANY MONEY ON THIS AND I WILL OFFER YOU 12% OF THE MONEY YOU RECEIVE. Please contact: bakarsaud63@hotmail.com or abubakarbinsaud63@yahoo.com once I received your response, I will send you the contact details of the investor in Canada to enable you open up communication with each other.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours Truly,
Mr. Mr. Abu Bakar Bin Saud

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