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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: Amina <peterkwameowusu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: goodluckonoxy@Safe-mail.net
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 15:08:46 +0000
Subject: reply for more details

My name is Miss Bina Babiker 24 years old girl from Sudan,My late
father (Eng Babiker Atem) was the Chairman,Imatongas Petrol Station a
private extracting oil firm in Darfur and Juba. The brutal killing of
my mother and my father, one kid sister and kid brother took place one
early morning by the rebels as a result of the civil war It is only me
that is alive now and I managed to make my way from the help of the
red cross society to the West African state called Senegal refugee
camp here in 14 Rufusik Ave Oakum North, 12 km from the capital city
of Dakar Senegal which i will be out this time you can take a look
(www.aiddarfur.org).

I would like to know more about you. Your likes and dislikes,your
hobbies and what you are doing presently
At the same time, I want to tell you more about myself. Honey,with
trust and the love that i fund in you. I have not been to your country
before but I will like to come there to meet you. I am staying in a
refugee camp. This Refugee Camp is headed by a Reverend Father Lugard
Muwanbi whom i used his office computer to send you this email and i
only enter his office when he is less busy.

My late father of blessed memory deposited the sum of Eight
Million,Five Hundred thousand U.S Dollars (US$8,500,000.00) some-where
in a Private security and Finance Vault with my name Miss Bina Babiker
as the "next of kin". However, I shall forward you with the necessary
documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me receive the
fund in your country for any good investments on my behalf. My dear, i
have the proves documents which i will forward to you immediately as i
hear from you.. As you will help me in an investment, and i will like
to complete my studies when I will come over to your country as I was
in my 1st year in the university when the crisis started. It is my
intention to compensate you with 20% of the total money for your
services and the balance will be mine investment capital. This is the
reason why I decided to contact you. Please all communications should
be through this email address only for confidential purposes.

As soon as I receive your positive response showing your interest, I
will put things into action immediately and will educate you more on
the way you will assist me receive the money so that the fund will be
transferred immediately into your personal account in your country. In
the light of the above, I shall appreciate an urgent response
indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction
sincerely with me, with a little introduction of yourself.

I promise you sincerity and honesty over this our transaction and
relationship and will always love you forever. always reply me on
[goodluckami(at)outlook.com]

Yours Sincerely in love Bina

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