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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: mufai@ukr.net
Reply-To: pmufai03@yahoo.com
Date: 02 Jan 2012 12:28:46 +0000
Subject: From Pascal

Hi,

My name is Pascal Mufai, I was the personal aid to the former
president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo before his capture.

While in office, he asked me to keep a certain box containing
huge sum of money for him in his village at a certain place he
described to me but I cornered the box to another location
unknown to him.

I successfully deposited it in a security company abroad. I will
like you to help me claim this box and deposit the money in your
account for any business you may suggest is lucrative for our
mutual benefits.

Please let me know the percentage you will take from this money
for helping me recover it.

You can see details from this info

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14477842 I am waiting to
hear from you so that I will detail you fully, I am presently in
a hiding place now.

Thank you.

Pascal MUFAI

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