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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: "SADIQUE ABDOULAYE." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sadibdo@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:55:28 -0700
Subject: Compliments of the day

Compliments of the day,

My Name is Sadique Abdoulaye. I used to work with my Uncle, who facilitates mining activities for small scale miners i.e. hiring of bulldozer, supplying of shaking tables, washing plant and alluvial recovery equipment in 17- mining districts in Mali West Africa. We also help them market the gold to prospective buyers around the world, as the miners we represent are mostly local villagers.

We work for almost 35 small scale mining companies including 25 co-operate villages mining group with a total workforce of about 1,200 people. Each group generate between 3-5 kg per week. Resulting from the political unrest and the civil war up north, where we operate from, my Uncle was framed up for being an islamist supporter, by some government officials who had always wanted to take him off the way, so the local miners could turn attention to them, which my uncle was seen as a major obstacle to because of the trust and confidence the miners had in him. (http://allafrica.com/stories/201302010548.html)

I was targeted for extermination, because they believed the miners would turn to me, since I was the one working with my late uncle, they believed I would be the best to help them take it from where my uncle left. I narrowly escaped the government soldier’s bullet by whiskers, having to run from country to country, till I got to Ghana, where some of our gold and other valuables are kept safely in the custody of a safety deposit company, waiting for a buyer we were working on before the tragedy.

I intend to travel out of Africa, to Europe, where My Uncle had before his assassination, moved most of the gold and monies realized from sales of gold, which his diplomatic courier, for collection by his clients. I have not told the diplomatic agency of my uncle's demise, so they will not take advantage of that to steal the valuables. I have all the documents in my custody, as well as documents showing that I'm his next of kin.

I need assistance to enable me secure the release of the valuables to a trusted man or woman who would act as the buyer who the cases are meant for, and who would not disappoint me. All the documents to secure the claim are in my custody, and whoever presents them would have the cases released to.

I hope to hear back from you, so I can give you more details.

Thanks,

SADIQUE ABDOULAYE.

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