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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: Egaimi ELOBEID <egaimi_2004a@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:29:19 -0700
Subject: Good day,


Good day,

I write to intimate you of a matter that required an urgent attention, with
regards to your reposed personality as a reliable trustworthy and God
fearing person.

I must not fail to introduce myself to you again , I am Egaimi ELOBEID,the
son of the late Mr.Genaif ELOBEID, my father was a gold, oil merchant based
in (Khartoum, Sudan), he was poisoned to death by his business associates
on one of their business trips.

But before the death of my father on 5th October 2011 in a private hospital
in Liverpool in United Kingdom, he secretly called me on his bedside and
told me that he has a sum of USD $8.5 million in a box deposited in a
private security and finance company in Liverpool,United Kingdom, that he
used my name as his son as the next of kin in depositing of the box .

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a God fearing
foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer this box
containing this money and use it for investment purpose.

I am humbly seeking your assistance in the following ways. You will serve
as the guardian since for this money I am a young man .you will provide or
look for a lucrative venture where this money can be invested on, together
with you.

I have agreed to invest my money viable in any overseas country through
your assistance and directives. before proceeding we will get to be more
familiar and also go into an understanding working agreement because my
life future now depends on this very money.

The box containing the money is deposited and registered as family
treasure,this was done for security reasons. I have agreed to give you 15%
of the total sum of (USD 8.5 million) for your assistance to me. While the
rest of the money will be used for the investment together with you.

I sincerely wish to introduce and make you my business partner and advisory
consultant of my proposed investment in your country.

So if you can be able to assist me, please do urgently reply me so that I
will link you for further details, and don’t forget to give me your private
telephone and fax numbers while replying this letter.

Thanks and God bless you.

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