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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: missnadiamohamed@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:38:47 UT
Subject: classifiedextra.ca #44236304 : Interesting ad

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Miss Nadia found this ad on the ontariofarmer.classifiedextra.ca web site, a detailed version is available on the site by clicking on the link.
Good Day my Dear,

How are you? hope you are fine? I am very sorry to contact you through Email, it is because of the urgency required, I am Miss Nadia Mohamed. I am an orphan, My father was a businessman in mining operations, He was assassinated last January by the rebels following the political uprising in my country. Before his death he deposited the sum of $4.5M which he kept for the importation of processing and industrial machine.

Since the death of my father, my uncle has claim all what my late father has, he is so wicked, he wants me dead by all means so that nobody will ever come for my late father properties that he has seized and claimed in future, but he never knew about the deposit, my mother died when i was ten years old. Right now i am the only one that know all about this deposit.

Please this fund is my only hope of survival now in this world, I want you to do me a fevour to receive this funds to a safe place in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary.

I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production, and I want you to take it as a personal task to assist an orphan like me. This is my reason for writing you. Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest in replying soonest.

Thanks and best regards.
Miss Nadia Mohamed
http://ontariofarmer.classifiedextra.ca/cgi-bin/ad/open.cgi?site=ontariofarmer&ad_id=44236304&ad_site=cxw&src=mail&lang=en&kmode=0800

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