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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: mustapha abdul <mustaphaabdul69@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mariam_mehdi12@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:51:31 +0000
Subject: From Miss Ruka Abdul



>From Miss Ruka Abdul
Abidjan Cote d'ivoire.

My name is Miss Ruka Abdul from Sierra Leone the only daughter of late Mr/Mrs
Mohammed Abdul. My father and mother were very wealthy farmers and cocoa
merchant when they were both alive.

After the death of my mother long ago, my father was controlling their business
until he was poisoned by his business associates which he suffered and died
.Before the death of my father on September 2008 in a private hospital here in
Abidjan where he was admitted, He secretly called me by his bedside and
disclosed to me about the sum of Ten million Five hundred thousand US dollars.
(US$10.5 Million he left in suspense account in one of the bank here in
Abidjan , it was the money he intended to transfer overseas for investment
before he was poisoned.

He also instructed me that I should seek for a foreign partner in any country
of my choice who will assist me transfer this money in overseas account where
the money will be save and invested wisely. Because of the current political
problem here in Ivory Coast I decided to transfer the money to abroad where it
will be save and invested. therefore, I am crying and seeking for your kind
assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for
investment.
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since I am a girl of 23 years old.
(3)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country I have plans
to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production.

This is my reason for writing to you.Please if you are willing to assist me i
will offer you 20% of the total money as soon as I receive your urgent reply
indicating your interest to assist me to successfully transfer the money into
your nominated account,then we shall move into the transfer process as i will
be giving you the bank contact where my late father deposited the money.

For the confidentiality of this transaction please strictly reply me
immediately.

Best regards,
Miss Ruka Abdul

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